Lower middle income vs South Africa: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Lower middle income
60.04 million number
in 2019
South Africa
1.13 million number
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
9th
South Africa rank
12th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

  • Lower middle income
  • South Africa
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019942019

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 60.04 million number against 1.13 million number in South Africa, a difference of 58.91 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 53.3 times South Africa's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 12th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 112.25 million number 1.04 million number 111.21 million number Lower middle income
2000s 99.74 million number 804,136 number 98.93 million number Lower middle income
2010s 60.91 million number 812,254 number 60.10 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Lower middle income or South Africa?
Lower middle income, at 60.04 million number against 1.13 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Lower middle income and South Africa?
58.91 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Lower middle income ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/