Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Africa
South Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 314,479 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Africa, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Africa stood at 314,479 number.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Africa peaked at 489,995 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 152,895 number, in 2015.
South Africa ranks 25th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 198,034 number | — |
| 1999 | 453,725 number | +129.1% |
| 2000 | 456,277 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 489,995 number | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 430,413 number | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 430,921 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 447,418 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 441,557 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 152,895 number | -65.4% |
| 2017 | 379,907 number | +148.5% |
| 2018 | 314,479 number | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 325,880 number | 198,034 number | 453,725 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 449,430 number | 430,413 number | 489,995 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 282,427 number | 152,895 number | 379,907 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Africa?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Africa was 314,479 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 489,995 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,895 number in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.