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

Pre-demographic dividend
74.19 million number
in 2019
South Africa
3.67 million number
in 2018
Pre-demographic dividend rank
21st
South Africa rank
19th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019942019

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 74.19 million number against 3.67 million number in South Africa, a difference of 70.52 million number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 20.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 8.12 million number 1.98 million number 6.14 million number Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 21.70 million number 2.65 million number 19.04 million number Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 26.94 million number 3.82 million number 23.12 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 43.80 million number 3.58 million number 40.22 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 64.59 million number 3.53 million number 61.06 million number Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 74.19 million number against 3.67 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
70.52 million number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st 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.