Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 18.46 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 18.46 million number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 18.46 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.09 million number, in 1998.
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 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.09 million number | — |
| 1999 | 13.29 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 13.68 million number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.80 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.85 million number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.12 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.22 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.41 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.57 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 14.89 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.57 million number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 14.64 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 14.72 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.18 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 15.61 million number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 15.68 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.91 million number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.42 million number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 16.99 million number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.56 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 18.37 million number | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 18.46 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.19 million number | 13.09 million number | 13.29 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.28 million number | 13.68 million number | 14.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.49 million number | 14.72 million number | 18.46 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 8 Afghanistan 595,767 number compare
- 9 Niger 536,460 number compare
- 10 Myanmar 487,175 number compare
- 11 Kenya 473,144 number compare
- 12 Türkiye 462,499 number compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 440,523 number compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 438,402 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 18.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.46 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.09 million number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.