South Africa vs Turkey: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female over time
- South Africa
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 670,881 number against 576,960 number in South Africa, a difference of 93,921 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 | 346,579 number | 522,010 number | 175,430 number | Turkey |
| 1980s | 441,851 number | 621,531 number | 179,680 number | Turkey |
| 1990s | 526,078 number | 640,258 number | 114,180 number | Turkey |
| 2000s | 480,591 number | 639,533 number | 158,942 number | Turkey |
| 2010s | 533,060 number | 645,699 number | 112,638 number | Turkey |
| 2020s | 576,960 number | 670,881 number | 93,921 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, female, South Africa or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 670,881 number against 576,960 number in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between South Africa and Turkey?
- 93,921 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, female?
- 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, 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.