Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 35.73 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
35.73 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
35.73 million number
in 2019
All-time low
14.04 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 35.73 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 35.73 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.04 million number, in 1970.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.04 million number | — |
| 1971 | 14.49 million number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 14.79 million number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 15.15 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 15.51 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 15.86 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 16.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 16.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 16.74 million number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 17.00 million number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 17.33 million number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 17.66 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 17.56 million number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 18.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 18.72 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 19.22 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 19.86 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 20.37 million number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 20.97 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 21.80 million number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 22.47 million number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 23.17 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 24.04 million number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 24.69 million number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 25.64 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 26.04 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 26.79 million number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 27.32 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 27.75 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 28.26 million number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 28.64 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 29.04 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.13 million number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.35 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 29.42 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 29.55 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 29.73 million number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 30.17 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.82 million number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 29.75 million number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 29.59 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 30.74 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 31.40 million number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 32.25 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 33.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 33.63 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 33.94 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35.47 million number | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 35.73 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.63 million number | 14.04 million number | 17.00 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.16 million number | 17.33 million number | 21.80 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.62 million number | 22.47 million number | 28.26 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.46 million number | 28.64 million number | 30.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.60 million number | 29.59 million number | 35.73 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 8 Mozambique 915,296 number compare
- 9 Iraq 871,623 number compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 844,042 number compare
- 11 Mali 840,981 number compare
- 12 Cameroon 837,347 number compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 836,566 number compare
- 14 Myanmar 796,048 number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 35.73 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.73 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.04 million number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/