Nauru vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Nauru
0.7366 modelled data
in 2025
South Africa
0.7191 modelled data
in 2025
Nauru rank
153rd
South Africa rank
156th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Nauru
- South Africa
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.7366 modelled data against 0.7191 modelled data in South Africa, a difference of 0.0175 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 153rd and South Africa ranks 156th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 0.0366 modelled data | Nauru |
| 2010s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.9514 modelled data | 0.0542 modelled data | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.6626 modelled data | 0.7321 modelled data | 0.0695 modelled data | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, Nauru or South Africa?
- Nauru, at 0.7366 modelled data against 0.7191 modelled data in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Nauru and South Africa?
- 0.0175 modelled data, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Nauru ranks 153rd and South Africa ranks 156th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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