Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 47.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 47.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 63.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2025.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.9% | — |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 47.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 51.5% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 48.6% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 47.8% | 48.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 47.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release