What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?

8.01 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs South Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

8.29 million number

in 2019

South Africa

281,608 number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

23rd

South Africa rank

21st

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
South Africa

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 8.29 million number against 281,608 number in South Africa, a difference of 8.01 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 29.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.41 million number	271,919 number	24.14 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	20.14 million number	274,709 number	19.86 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	8.22 million number	325,504 number	7.90 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or South Africa?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 8.29 million number against 281,608 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?: 8.01 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.