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South Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

408,410count · 2023-66.2% since 2003

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator OFST.3.CP. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2023408,410
202223,329.357
2021410,196
2020498,349.81
2019604,493
2018622,018
2017526,389
2015159,853
20051,169,353UIS_EST
20041,213,675UIS_EST
20031,208,401UIS_EST
20021,202,387UIS_EST
20011,260,804UIS_EST
20001,118,148UIS_EST

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ofst-3-cp (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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