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, male (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, male

IDA blend

5.00 million number

in 2019

South Africa

153,347 number

in 2018

IDA blend rank

20th

South Africa rank

21st

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

IDA blend
South Africa

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 5.00 million number against 153,347 number in South Africa, a difference of 4.84 million number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 32.6 times South Africa's.

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

IDA blend ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 21st 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	5.13 million number	150,027 number	4.98 million number	IDA blend
2000s	5.48 million number	147,741 number	5.33 million number	IDA blend
2010s	4.88 million number	156,032 number	4.73 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, male, IDA blend or South Africa?: IDA blend, at 5.00 million number against 153,347 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between IDA blend and South Africa?: 4.84 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, male?: IDA blend ranks 20th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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