How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Venezuela?

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Venezuela: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

South Africa

19.1%

in 2018

Venezuela

19.9%

in 2017

South Africa rank

46th

Venezuela rank

43rd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

South Africa
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 19.9% against 19.1% in South Africa, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Venezuela ahead.

South Africa ranks 46th and Venezuela ranks 43rd of 138 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.9%	37.9%	14.0%	Venezuela
2000s	22.5%	30.1%	7.6%	Venezuela
2010s	14.2%	18.5%	4.3%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, South Africa or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 19.9% against 19.1% in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between South Africa and Venezuela?: 0.8%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Venezuela?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do South Africa and Venezuela rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: South Africa ranks 46th and Venezuela ranks 43rd of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/