Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 14.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 14.41 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 14.41 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.17 million number, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.17 million number | — |
| 1999 | 10.31 million number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 10.38 million number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.54 million number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.43 million number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.35 million number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.41 million number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.49 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.64 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.03 million number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.17 million number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11.32 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.17 million number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.41 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.67 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.31 million number | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 13.06 million number | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 13.45 million number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.54 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.67 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.31 million number | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 14.41 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.24 million number | 10.17 million number | 10.31 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.68 million number | 10.35 million number | 11.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.90 million number | 11.17 million number | 14.41 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Philippines 588,994 number compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 489,906 number compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 480,021 number compare
- 8 Myanmar 449,001 number compare
- 9 Chad 432,551 number compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 428,152 number compare
- 11 Mozambique 387,364 number compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (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 unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 14.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.41 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.17 million number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.