Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 16.24 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.24 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
5th
of 39 groups
All-time high
16.25 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.47 million
in 2007
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 16.24 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 16.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.47 million, in 2007.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.51 million | — |
| 2001 | 10.40 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.25 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 10.05 million | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.82 million | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 9.63 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.48 million | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.49 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.71 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.94 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 10.21 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.52 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 10.84 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.40 million | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 11.94 million | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 12.45 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 13.08 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 13.77 million | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 14.55 million | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 14.96 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.61 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 16.05 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.25 million | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 16.24 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.87 million | 9.47 million | 10.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.39 million | 9.71 million | 13.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.61 million | 14.55 million | 16.25 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 2 Ethiopia 3.35 million compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1.75 million compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.66 million compare
- 5 Algeria 1.44 million compare
- 6 Niger 1.07 million compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 760,840 compare
- 8 Philippines 659,070 compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 16.24 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.47 million in 2007.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release