Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 53.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 53.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 63.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2014.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.6% | — |
| 1999 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 55.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 52.7% | 54.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 Mali 71.4% compare
- 4 Chad 70.6% compare
- 5 Burundi 67.1% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 66.7% compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 66.5% compare
- 8 Djibouti 65.6% compare
- 9 Mozambique 64.6% compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 53.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2014.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.