How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA blend vs South Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female

IDA blend

5.29 million number

in 2019

South Africa

128,261 number

in 2018

IDA blend rank

19th

South Africa rank

22nd

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female over time

IDA blend
South Africa

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 5.29 million number against 128,261 number in South Africa, a difference of 5.17 million number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 41.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.08 million number	121,892 number	5.96 million number	IDA blend
2000s	6.26 million number	126,967 number	6.13 million number	IDA blend
2010s	5.00 million number	169,472 number	4.83 million number	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female, IDA blend or South Africa?: IDA blend, at 5.29 million number against 128,261 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female between IDA blend and South Africa?: 5.17 million number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and South Africa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do IDA blend and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?: IDA blend ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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