South Africa vs Venezuela: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
South Africa
0.8228 modelled data
in 2025
Venezuela
0.8261 modelled data
in 2025
South Africa rank
139th
Venezuela rank
138th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- South Africa
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.8261 modelled data against 0.8228 modelled data in South Africa, a difference of 0.0033 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 139th and Venezuela ranks 138th of 205 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8749 modelled data | 0.694 modelled data | 0.1809 modelled data | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.8457 modelled data | 0.6944 modelled data | 0.1512 modelled data | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7536 modelled data | 0.7519 modelled data | 0.0017 modelled data | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, South Africa or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.8261 modelled data against 0.8228 modelled data in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between South Africa and Venezuela?
- 0.0033 modelled data, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Venezuela?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Venezuela rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- South Africa ranks 139th and Venezuela ranks 138th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release