Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 33.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 33.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 42.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2011.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2001 | 40.8% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 33.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 30.6% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.1% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 33.6% | 34.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 33.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release