Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Pre-demographic dividend
94.32 million number
in 2019
South Africa
1.72 million number
in 2018
Pre-demographic dividend rank
12th
South Africa rank
15th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 94.32 million number against 1.72 million number in South Africa, a difference of 92.60 million number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 54.7 times South Africa's.

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

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 81.05 million number 1.67 million number 79.39 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 81.12 million number 1.69 million number 79.42 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 90.96 million number 1.29 million number 89.66 million number Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 94.32 million number against 1.72 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
92.60 million number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/