Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.25 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.25
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 11 groups
All-time high
2.31
in 2010
All-time low
2.25
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Africa (WHO region), 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Africa (WHO region) stood at 2.25. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 2.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 2025.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.31 | — |
| 2011 | 2.3 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.29 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.29 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.28 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.28 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.27 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.27 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.27 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.26 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.26 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.26 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.25 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.25 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.25 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO region)
- 6 North Macedonia 4.4 compare
- 7 New Zealand 4.36 compare
- 8 Slovenia 4.29 compare
- 9 Croatia 4.27 compare
- 10 Iceland 4.25 compare
- 11 United States 4.21 compare
- 12 Sweden 4.21 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Africa (WHO region)?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Africa (WHO region) was 2.25 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 2025.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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