Late-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Enrolment in primary education, female

Late-demographic dividend
80.98 million number
in 2019
South Africa
3.67 million number
in 2018
Late-demographic dividend rank
18th
South Africa rank
19th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019942019

How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 80.98 million number against 3.67 million number in South Africa, a difference of 77.31 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 22.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 92.76 million number 2.65 million number 90.11 million number Late-demographic dividend
1990s 97.90 million number 3.82 million number 94.08 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 87.08 million number 3.58 million number 83.50 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 76.54 million number 3.53 million number 73.01 million number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Late-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Late-demographic dividend, at 80.98 million number against 3.67 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
77.31 million number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Late-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 19th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.