Brazil vs South Africa: Children out of school, primary, male

Brazil
187,992
in 2024
South Africa
229,187
in 2023
Brazil rank
30th
South Africa rank
27th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019972024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 229,187 against 187,992 in Brazil, a difference of 41,195.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 366,308 334,276 32,033 Brazil
2020s 291,815 281,646 10,169 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Brazil or South Africa?
South Africa, at 229,187 against 187,992 in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Brazil and South Africa?
41,195, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
Brazil ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.