SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) vs South Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
94,970
in 2025
South Africa
113,741
in 2023
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank
35th
South Africa rank
37th

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

  • SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
  • South Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199420092025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 113,741 against 94,970 in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 18,771.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 37th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 35,315 260,488 225,173 South Africa
2010s 112,550 114,828 2,278 South Africa
2020s 100,672 88,848 11,825 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

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, SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 113,741 against 94,970 in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and South Africa?
18,771, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 35th 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