South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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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About this data
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/