Late-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Late-demographic dividend
19.34 million number
in 2019
South Africa
879,089 number
in 2018
Late-demographic dividend rank
24th
South Africa rank
23rd

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 19.34 million number against 879,089 number in South Africa, a difference of 18.47 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 22.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 54.49 million number 949,347 number 53.54 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 51.99 million number 1.16 million number 50.83 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 21.84 million number 719,410 number 21.12 million number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Late-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Late-demographic dividend, at 19.34 million number against 879,089 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
18.47 million number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Late-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/