Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 15.26 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 15.26 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 15.26 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.79 million number, in 2010.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.84 million number | — |
| 1999 | 13.11 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 13.14 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 13.31 million number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 13.24 million number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 13.28 million number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 13.25 million number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.16 million number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.08 million number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.20 million number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.11 million number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.01 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.79 million number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.94 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.10 million number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.69 million number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 14.30 million number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 14.70 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 14.80 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.73 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.19 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.26 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.98 million number | 12.84 million number | 13.11 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.18 million number | 13.01 million number | 13.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.15 million number | 12.79 million number | 15.26 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 3 Indonesia 923,944 number compare
- 4 Niger 672,347 number compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 578,654 number compare
- 6 Chad 545,829 number compare
- 7 Mozambique 473,006 number compare
- 8 Cameroon 441,965 number compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 430,059 number compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 15.26 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.26 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.79 million number in 2010.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.