Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 32.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
32.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
2nd
of 11 groups
All-time high
32.1%
in 2025
All-time low
31.2%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Africa (WHO region), 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Africa (WHO region) recorded 32.1% for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 32.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2010.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31.2% | — |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.5% | 31.2% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.8% | 32.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Africa (WHO region)?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Africa (WHO region) was 32.1% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2010.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, no active days in the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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