What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male between South Africa and Zimbabwe?

48,869 number, with South Africa ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2003.

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.

South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male

South Africa

314,479 number

in 2018

Zimbabwe

265,610 number

in 2013

South Africa rank

25th

Zimbabwe rank

27th

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

South Africa
Zimbabwe

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 314,479 number against 265,610 number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 48,869 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 142 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	453,725 number	284,921 number	168,804 number	South Africa
2000s	451,902 number	307,224 number	144,678 number	South Africa

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, South Africa or Zimbabwe?: South Africa, at 314,479 number against 265,610 number in Zimbabwe as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male between South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 48,869 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2003.
How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?: South Africa ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 142 countries.
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.