Latin America & Caribbean vs South Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female

Latin America & Caribbean
2.98 million number
in 2019
South Africa
283,002 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
South Africa rank
28th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 2.98 million number against 283,002 number in South Africa, a difference of 2.69 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 10.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4.54 million number 432,502 number 4.11 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 4.32 million number 439,172 number 3.88 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 3.29 million number 199,639 number 3.09 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female, Latin America & Caribbean or South Africa?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 2.98 million number against 283,002 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female between Latin America & Caribbean and South Africa?
2.69 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and South Africa?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.