PR TIMES AFRICA PRTimesAfrica (March 2016) | Page 66

PROBLEM OF
OUT-OF-SCHOOL
YOUTH IN AFRICA
KEY FINDINGS
Around 89 million youth, ages 12-24 years, are out of school in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the
next decade, an estimated 40 million more youth will drop out and face an uncertain future
without adequate work and life skills.
Characteristics of out of school youth
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