South Africa vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- South Africa
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 12.6% against 4.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 148 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 8.9% | 3.0% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.1% | 2.7% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 4.8% | 5.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, South Africa or Upper middle income?
- South Africa, at 12.6% against 4.9% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 7.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- South Africa ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/