What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?

38.00 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?

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 vs Türkiye: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa

38.93 million number

in 2019

Türkiye

920,969 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Türkiye rank

13th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Türkiye

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 38.93 million number against 920,969 number in Türkiye, a difference of 38.00 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 42.3 times Türkiye's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.44 million number	1.96 million number	26.48 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	30.56 million number	1.59 million number	28.97 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	34.50 million number	948,478 number	33.55 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

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 or Türkiye?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 38.93 million number against 920,969 number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?: 38.00 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Türkiye 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.