What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkey?

37.99 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkey?

20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Turkey: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

38.91 million number

in 2019

Turkey

920,969 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

13th

Turkey rank

13th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Turkey

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 38.91 million number against 920,969 number in Turkey, a difference of 37.99 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 42.2 times Turkey's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 13th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.41 million number	1.96 million number	26.45 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s	30.54 million number	1.59 million number	28.95 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s	34.48 million number	948,478 number	33.54 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Turkey?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 38.91 million number against 920,969 number in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkey?: 37.99 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkey?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 13th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.