GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 vs South Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
33,540
in 2025
South Africa
113,741
in 2023
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
38th
South Africa rank
37th

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

  • GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 113,741 against 33,540 in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, a difference of 80,201.

That makes South Africa's figure about 3.4 times GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 37th of 39 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 49,465 260,488 211,023 South Africa
2010s 26,703 114,828 88,124 South Africa
2020s 29,548 88,848 59,300 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 or South Africa?
South Africa, at 113,741 against 33,540 in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and South Africa?
80,201, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 37th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
202 places, 3,532 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release