South Africa vs Turkey: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

South Africa
1.17 million number
in 2020
Turkey
1.37 million number
in 2020
South Africa rank
21st
Turkey rank
20th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • South Africa
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.37 million number against 1.17 million number in South Africa, a difference of 205,900 number.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 696,236 number 1.05 million number 351,982 number Turkey
1980s 891,988 number 1.25 million number 359,698 number Turkey
1990s 1.06 million number 1.30 million number 235,954 number Turkey
2000s 969,591 number 1.30 million number 332,981 number Turkey
2010s 1.08 million number 1.32 million number 241,292 number Turkey
2020s 1.17 million number 1.37 million number 205,900 number Turkey

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, South Africa or Turkey?
Turkey, at 1.37 million number against 1.17 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between South Africa and Turkey?
205,900 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
South Africa ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.