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

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

South Africa

797,795 number

in 2018

Turkey

775,507 number

in 2018

South Africa rank

17th

Turkey rank

18th

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

South Africa
Turkey

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 797,795 number against 775,507 number in Turkey, a difference of 22,288 number.

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

South Africa ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 18th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	814,337 number	2.01 million number	1.19 million number	Turkey
2000s	785,121 number	1.47 million number	679,917 number	Turkey
2010s	527,972 number	800,875 number	272,903 number	Turkey

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 Turkey?: South Africa, at 797,795 number against 775,507 number in Turkey as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between South Africa and Turkey?: 22,288 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: South Africa ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 18th of 137 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,161 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/