Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 48.00 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 48.00 million number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 48.00 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.90 million number, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.90 million number | — |
| 1971 | 26.50 million number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 26.97 million number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 27.41 million number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 27.67 million number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 27.90 million number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 28.33 million number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 28.41 million number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 28.47 million number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 28.28 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 28.29 million number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 28.33 million number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 28.32 million number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 28.98 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 30.10 million number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 31.32 million number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 32.92 million number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 34.29 million number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 35.69 million number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 36.55 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 37.91 million number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 38.68 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 39.98 million number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 40.84 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 41.94 million number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 42.03 million number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 43.54 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 43.16 million number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 43.62 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 44.24 million number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 43.78 million number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 43.32 million number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 42.59 million number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 41.83 million number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 41.42 million number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 40.76 million number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 40.45 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 39.53 million number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 39.31 million number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 39.60 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.23 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 40.42 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.48 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 41.96 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 43.19 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 44.44 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 45.20 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 46.02 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 47.85 million number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 48.00 million number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.59 million number | 25.90 million number | 28.47 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.48 million number | 28.29 million number | 36.55 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.60 million number | 37.91 million number | 44.24 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.26 million number | 39.31 million number | 43.78 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.88 million number | 40.23 million number | 48.00 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 10 Myanmar 936,176 number compare
- 11 Mozambique 927,356 number compare
- 12 South Africa 926,772 number compare
- 13 Yemen 857,780 number compare
- 14 Kenya 837,895 number compare
- 15 Egypt 780,760 number compare
- 16 Philippines 749,298 number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 48.00 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.00 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.90 million number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/