How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Africa?

10 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Euro area vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Euro area

2.7%

in 2019

South Africa

15.5%

in 2018

Euro area rank

39th

South Africa rank

37th

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

Euro area
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 15.5% against 2.7% in Euro area, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 5.8 times Euro area's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 37th of 45 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.8%	14.7%	12.9%	South Africa
2000s	1.8%	13.8%	12.0%	South Africa
2010s	2.7%	15.9%	13.3%	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, male, Euro area or South Africa?: South Africa, at 15.5% against 2.7% in Euro area as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Euro area and South Africa?: 12.8%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Africa?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Euro area and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Euro area ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Euro area vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-of-lower-secondary-school-age-male-percent/euro-area/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-of-lower-secondary-school-age-male-percent/euro-area/south-africa/">Euro area vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.