Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 19.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 19.00 million for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 19.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.90 million, in 2000.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.90 million | — |
| 2001 | 14.08 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.26 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 14.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.32 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.18 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.10 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.18 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 14.30 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.62 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.72 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.03 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.28 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 15.65 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.97 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 16.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.66 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 17.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 17.73 million | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 18.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.53 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 19.00 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.19 million | 13.90 million | 14.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.30 million | 14.30 million | 16.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.20 million | 17.03 million | 19.00 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 19.00 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.90 million in 2000.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release