Which has higher adolescents out of school, Dominican Republic or South Africa?

Dominican Republic, at 9.8% against 9.6% in South Africa as of 2024.

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

0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

13 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 (% of 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

Dominican Republic

9.8%

in 2024

South Africa

9.6%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

66th

South Africa rank

67th

Adolescents out of school over time

Dominican Republic
South Africa

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 67th of 179 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	19.1%	22.1%	3.0%	South Africa
2000s	9.0%	19.8%	10.9%	South Africa
2010s	6.2%	9.8%	3.6%	South Africa
2020s	11.3%	8.3%	3.0%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, Dominican Republic or South Africa?: Dominican Republic, at 9.8% against 9.6% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for adolescents out of school?: Dominican Republic ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 67th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school (% of 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 (% of lower secondary school age)
Unit: % of lower secondary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 3,292 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.