Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Pre-demographic dividend
2.80 million number
in 2018
South Africa
695,479 number
in 2018
Pre-demographic dividend rank
37th
South Africa rank
33rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 2.80 million number against 695,479 number in South Africa, a difference of 2.11 million number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 4.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 333,370 number 183,548 number 149,823 number Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 424,045 number 237,680 number 186,365 number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 2.53 million number 621,155 number 1.91 million number Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 2.80 million number against 695,479 number in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
2.11 million number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.