Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male was 46.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 46.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 57.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2013.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 6th 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, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.8% | — |
| 2001 | 56.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.0% | 46.0% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 44.4% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.1% | 46.9% | 6 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 46.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2013.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release