GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1.15 million
in 2025
South Africa
218,959
in 2023
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th

Out-of-school children of primary school age, female over time

  • GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
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How they compare

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 1.15 million against 218,959 in South Africa, a difference of 926,041.

That makes GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 5.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 39 groups.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 963,767 515,217 448,550 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 916,600 358,217 558,383 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 978,600 178,444 800,156 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children of primary school age, female, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 1.15 million against 218,959 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school children of primary school age, female between GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
926,041, with GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children of primary school age, female (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 children of primary school age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
219 places, 4,597 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release