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

13.13percent · 2023-61.6% since 2003

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

20002023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202313.13
20220.778
202114.035
202017.221
201920.868
201821.316
201718.037
201517.875UIS_EST
200533.096UIS_EST
200434.144UIS_EST
200334.148UIS_EST
200234.586UIS_EST
200137.461UIS_EST
200034.852UIS_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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-rofst-3-cp (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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