Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 18.67 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.67 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
10th
of 39 groups
All-time high
18.67 million
in 2025
All-time low
11.50 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 18.67 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 18.67 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.50 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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.50 million | — |
| 2001 | 11.62 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.69 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.74 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.76 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.70 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.67 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.83 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.01 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 12.47 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.89 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 13.23 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.66 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 14.09 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.56 million | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 15.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 15.55 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 16.47 million | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 17.04 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 17.65 million | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 18.17 million | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 18.67 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.69 million | 11.50 million | 11.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.20 million | 11.83 million | 15.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.26 million | 15.55 million | 18.67 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 7 Egypt 950,374 compare
- 8 Niger 776,798 compare
- 9 Madagascar 721,790 compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 680,615 compare
- 11 Kenya 680,409 compare
- 12 Russian Federation 670,000 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 636,109 compare
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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 18.67 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.67 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.50 million in 2000.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release