What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female between OECD members and South Africa?

2.37 million number, with OECD members ahead.

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

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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

OECD members vs South Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female

OECD members

2.66 million number

in 2019

South Africa

283,002 number

in 2018

OECD members rank

32nd

South Africa rank

28th

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

OECD members
South Africa

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 2.66 million number against 283,002 number in South Africa, a difference of 2.37 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 9.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 28th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.72 million number	304,154 number	6.41 million number	OECD members
2000s	5.51 million number	439,172 number	5.07 million number	OECD members
2010s	2.77 million number	199,639 number	2.57 million number	OECD members

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, OECD members or South Africa?: OECD members, at 2.66 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 OECD members and South Africa?: 2.37 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and South Africa?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do OECD members and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?: OECD members ranks 32nd 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: 04 September 2026

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