South Africa vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

South Africa
797,795 number
in 2018
Upper middle income
17.85 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
20th

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

  • South Africa
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 17.85 million number against 797,795 number in South Africa, a difference of 17.05 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 22.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 137 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 752,248 number 49.20 million number 48.45 million number Upper middle income
2000s 785,121 number 40.56 million number 39.78 million number Upper middle income
2010s 527,972 number 18.89 million number 18.36 million number Upper middle income

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 Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 17.85 million number against 797,795 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between South Africa and Upper middle income?
17.05 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
South Africa ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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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About this data

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

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/