How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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.

South Africa vs Türkiye: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

South Africa

1.72 million number

in 2018

Türkiye

1.52 million number

in 2018

South Africa rank

15th

Türkiye rank

17th

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

South Africa
Türkiye

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.72 million number against 1.52 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 202,640 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.

South Africa ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 139 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.80 million number	3.09 million number	1.29 million number	Türkiye
2000s	1.69 million number	2.20 million number	509,053 number	Türkiye
2010s	1.29 million number	1.52 million number	228,809 number	Türkiye

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, South Africa or Türkiye?: South Africa, at 1.72 million number against 1.52 million number in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between South Africa and Türkiye?: 202,640 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: South Africa ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 139 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Africa vs Türkiye: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-and-secondary-school-age-both/south-africa/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-and-secondary-school-age-both/south-africa/turkiye/">South Africa vs Türkiye: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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: 04 September 2026

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/