South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

South Africa
926,772 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48.00 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
13th

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

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 48.00 million number against 926,772 number in South Africa, a difference of 47.07 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 51.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 136 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 914,318 number 43.09 million number 42.17 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 907,618 number 42.28 million number 41.38 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 766,347 number 46.10 million number 45.34 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 48.00 million number against 926,772 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47.07 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
South Africa ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 136 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/