Afghanistan vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female over time
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 576,960 number against 528,140 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 48,820 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 | 178,031 number | 346,579 number | 168,548 number | South Africa |
| 1980s | 184,181 number | 441,851 number | 257,670 number | South Africa |
| 1990s | 254,881 number | 526,078 number | 271,197 number | South Africa |
| 2000s | 388,512 number | 480,591 number | 92,079 number | South Africa |
| 2010s | 503,127 number | 533,060 number | 29,933 number | South Africa |
| 2020s | 528,140 number | 576,960 number | 48,820 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, female, Afghanistan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 576,960 number against 528,140 number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 48,820 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, female?
- 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female 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.