Germany vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Germany
0.8396 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.8487 GPIA
in 2023
Germany rank
115th
South Africa rank
113th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Germany
  • South Africa
00.250.50.7511.2199420092024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.8487 GPIA against 0.8396 GPIA in Germany, a difference of 0.0091 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 113th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9599 GPIA 0.8853 GPIA 0.0745 GPIA Germany
2010s 0.9753 GPIA 0.7159 GPIA 0.2594 GPIA Germany
2020s 0.9203 GPIA 0.7974 GPIA 0.1229 GPIA Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Germany or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.8487 GPIA against 0.8396 GPIA in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Germany and South Africa?
0.0091 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Germany and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Germany ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 113th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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

Germany vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-lower-secondary-and-6/germany/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-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-lower-secondary-and-6/germany/south-africa/">Germany vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
171 places, 2,695 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release