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

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 39.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
39.02 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
58th
of 221 groups
All-time high
39.02 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.63 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 39.02 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 39.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.63 million, in 1970.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 58th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 8.63 million
1971 8.85 million +2.6%
1972 9.08 million +2.5%
1973 9.30 million +2.4%
1974 9.54 million +2.7%
1975 9.84 million +3.1%
1976 10.12 million +2.8%
1977 10.31 million +1.9%
1978 10.58 million +2.6%
1979 10.87 million +2.7%
1980 11.17 million +2.8%
1981 11.67 million +4.5%
1982 11.92 million +2.1%
1983 12.29 million +3.1%
1984 12.91 million +5.0%
1985 13.38 million +3.7%
1986 14.74 million +10.2%
1987 15.16 million +2.9%
1988 15.58 million +2.8%
1989 16.05 million +3.0%
1990 16.52 million +2.9%
1991 17.22 million +4.2%
1992 17.74 million +3.0%
1993 18.26 million +3.0%
1994 18.91 million +3.5%
1995 19.57 million +3.5%
1996 20.16 million +3.0%
1997 20.45 million +1.4%
1998 19.40 million -5.1%
1999 19.73 million +1.7%
2000 20.28 million +2.8%
2001 20.82 million +2.7%
2002 21.35 million +2.6%
2003 21.90 million +2.6%
2004 22.47 million +2.6%
2005 23.08 million +2.7%
2006 23.68 million +2.6%
2007 24.29 million +2.6%
2008 24.95 million +2.8%
2009 25.67 million +2.9%
2010 26.45 million +3.0%
2011 27.25 million +3.0%
2012 27.96 million +2.6%
2013 28.64 million +2.4%
2014 29.29 million +2.2%
2015 29.86 million +2.0%
2016 30.83 million +3.2%
2017 31.92 million +3.5%
2018 32.94 million +3.2%
2019 33.89 million +2.9%
2020 34.89 million +3.0%
2021 36.34 million +4.1%
2022 37.46 million +3.1%
2023 38.62 million +3.1%
2024 39.02 million +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.71 million 8.63 million 10.87 million 10
1980s 13.49 million 11.17 million 16.05 million 10
1990s 18.80 million 16.52 million 20.45 million 10
2000s 22.85 million 20.28 million 25.67 million 10
2010s 29.90 million 26.45 million 33.89 million 10
2020s 37.27 million 34.89 million 39.02 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 39.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 39.02 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 8.63 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release