What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?

10.14 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs South Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

10.46 million number

in 2019

South Africa

314,479 number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

22nd

South Africa rank

25th

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
South Africa

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 10.46 million number against 314,479 number in South Africa, a difference of 10.14 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 33.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.23 million number	453,725 number	15.77 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	19.36 million number	449,430 number	18.91 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	11.07 million number	282,427 number	10.79 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or South Africa?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 10.46 million number against 314,479 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?: 10.14 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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