South Africa vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female

South Africa
128,261 number
in 2018
Upper middle income
4.78 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
20th

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

  • South Africa
  • Upper middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M199420062019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 4.78 million number against 128,261 number in South Africa, a difference of 4.65 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 37.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 134 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 121,892 number 12.77 million number 12.65 million number Upper middle income
2000s 126,967 number 10.43 million number 10.31 million number Upper middle income
2010s 169,472 number 4.85 million number 4.68 million number Upper middle income

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, South Africa or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 4.78 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 South Africa and Upper middle income?
4.65 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
South Africa ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 134 countries.
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

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