GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
495,200
in 2025
South Africa
229,187
in 2023
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
30th
South Africa rank
27th

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

  • GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
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How they compare

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 495,200 against 229,187 in South Africa, a difference of 266,013.

That makes GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 2.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 342,567 652,612 310,046 South Africa
2010s 389,925 334,276 55,650 GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 432,375 268,532 163,844 GPE: Latin America & Caribbean 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, male, GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 495,200 against 229,187 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school children of primary school age, male between GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
266,013, with GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children of primary 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 children of primary school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
219 places, 4,596 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release