School age population, secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, secondary education, male was 86.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.22 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
55th
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.22 million
in 2024
All-time low
19.32 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 86.22 million for school age population, secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 86.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.32 million, in 1970.

That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 19.32 million
1971 19.83 million +2.6%
1972 20.36 million +2.7%
1973 20.95 million +2.9%
1974 21.55 million +2.9%
1975 22.20 million +3.1%
1976 22.84 million +2.9%
1977 23.42 million +2.5%
1978 24.03 million +2.6%
1979 24.71 million +2.8%
1980 25.42 million +2.9%
1981 26.39 million +3.8%
1982 26.94 million +2.1%
1983 27.77 million +3.1%
1984 28.85 million +3.9%
1985 29.73 million +3.1%
1986 29.86 million +0.4%
1987 30.76 million +3.0%
1988 31.71 million +3.1%
1989 32.41 million +2.2%
1990 33.42 million +3.1%
1991 34.47 million +3.1%
1992 35.53 million +3.1%
1993 36.57 million +2.9%
1994 37.70 million +3.1%
1995 38.91 million +3.2%
1996 40.03 million +2.9%
1997 40.80 million +1.9%
1998 41.79 million +2.4%
1999 42.97 million +2.8%
2000 44.16 million +2.8%
2001 45.37 million +2.7%
2002 46.63 million +2.8%
2003 47.92 million +2.8%
2004 49.26 million +2.8%
2005 50.63 million +2.8%
2006 52.05 million +2.8%
2007 53.20 million +2.2%
2008 54.75 million +2.9%
2009 56.33 million +2.9%
2010 57.95 million +2.9%
2011 59.60 million +2.8%
2012 61.27 million +2.8%
2013 63.11 million +3.0%
2014 64.72 million +2.6%
2015 66.72 million +3.1%
2016 68.80 million +3.1%
2017 70.90 million +3.0%
2018 73.10 million +3.1%
2019 75.28 million +3.0%
2020 78.07 million +3.7%
2021 80.40 million +3.0%
2022 82.70 million +2.9%
2023 85.44 million +3.3%
2024 86.22 million +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21.92 million 19.32 million 24.71 million 10
1980s 28.98 million 25.42 million 32.41 million 10
1990s 38.22 million 33.42 million 42.97 million 10
2000s 50.03 million 44.16 million 56.33 million 10
2010s 66.14 million 57.95 million 75.28 million 10
2020s 82.57 million 78.07 million 86.22 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 86.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 86.22 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 19.32 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release