What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

47.09 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

11 years are reported by both, from 1994 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

South Africa

926,772 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

48.01 million number

in 2019

South Africa rank

12th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

11th

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

South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 48.01 million number against 926,772 number in South Africa, a difference of 47.09 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 51.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 136 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	914,318 number	43.11 million number	42.20 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	907,618 number	42.30 million number	41.39 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	766,347 number	46.11 million number	45.35 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 48.01 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 47.09 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: South Africa ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th 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: 18 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/