OECD members vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female

OECD members
7.98 million number
in 2019
South Africa
576,960 number
in 2020
OECD members rank
24th
South Africa rank
21st

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

  • OECD members
  • South Africa
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 7.98 million number against 576,960 number in South Africa, a difference of 7.40 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 13.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 45 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 8.71 million number 346,579 number 8.36 million number OECD members
1980s 8.35 million number 441,851 number 7.90 million number OECD members
1990s 8.28 million number 526,078 number 7.75 million number OECD members
2000s 7.98 million number 480,591 number 7.50 million number OECD members
2010s 7.93 million number 533,060 number 7.40 million number OECD members

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, OECD members or South Africa?
OECD members, at 7.98 million number against 576,960 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between OECD members and South Africa?
7.40 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do OECD members and South Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
OECD members ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (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

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.