What is the difference in adolescents out of school, male between Dominican Republic and South Africa?

1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs South Africa: Adolescents out of school, male

Dominican Republic

11.4%

in 2024

South Africa

10.4%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

64th

South Africa rank

66th

Adolescents out of school, male over time

Dominican Republic
South Africa

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 11.4% against 10.4% in South Africa, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 66th of 160 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.6%	23.6%	3.0%	South Africa
2000s	10.3%	20.1%	9.9%	South Africa
2010s	7.4%	11.9%	4.5%	South Africa
2020s	11.9%	8.4%	3.5%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, male, Dominican Republic or South Africa?: Dominican Republic, at 11.4% against 10.4% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school, male between Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for adolescents out of school, male?: Dominican Republic ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 66th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)
Unit: % of male lower secondary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 165 places, 2,621 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.