Afghanistan vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.17 million number against 1.08 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 84,190 number.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 362,398 number | 696,236 number | 333,838 number | South Africa |
| 1980s | 378,185 number | 891,988 number | 513,803 number | South Africa |
| 1990s | 528,961 number | 1.06 million number | 532,922 number | South Africa |
| 2000s | 796,261 number | 969,591 number | 173,330 number | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.03 million number | 1.08 million number | 47,974 number | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.08 million number | 1.17 million number | 84,190 number | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Afghanistan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.17 million number against 1.08 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 84,190 number, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.