East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
29.17 million number
in 2019
South Africa
1.50 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
13th
South Africa rank
14th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • South Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M199420062019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 29.17 million number against 1.50 million number in South Africa, a difference of 27.67 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 14th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 15.58 million number 1.24 million number 14.34 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 22.81 million number 1.36 million number 21.45 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 29.34 million number 1.52 million number 27.83 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or South Africa?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 29.17 million number against 1.50 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
27.67 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary 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 upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

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