Out-of-school 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male was 19.21 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 19.21 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 19.21 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.66 million, in 2000.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 9th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.66 million | — |
| 2001 | 11.75 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.79 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.84 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.84 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.79 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.69 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.66 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.76 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.92 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.13 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.38 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 12.59 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 13.00 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 13.36 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 13.81 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 14.31 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 14.83 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.34 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.00 million | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 16.93 million | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 17.50 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 18.10 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.65 million | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 19.21 million | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.75 million | 11.66 million | 11.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.37 million | 11.92 million | 15.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.73 million | 16.00 million | 19.21 million | 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 19.21 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 19.21 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.66 million in 2000.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school 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 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release