Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 19.48 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.48 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 39 groups
All-time high
19.95 million
in 2020
All-time low
16.26 million
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 19.48 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 19.95 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.26 million, in 2009.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.94 million | — |
| 2001 | 18.36 million | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 17.85 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 17.41 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 17.14 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 16.90 million | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.72 million | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 16.59 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.37 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.26 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.26 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.54 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.93 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 17.43 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 18.00 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 18.62 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 19.17 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 19.55 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 19.83 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 19.84 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 19.65 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 19.54 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 19.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.48 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.25 million | 16.26 million | 18.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.87 million | 16.26 million | 19.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.66 million | 19.48 million | 19.95 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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 children of primary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 19.48 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.95 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.26 million in 2009.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 children of primary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release