Afghanistan vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 590,215 number against 554,847 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 35,368 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 | 184,367 number | 349,657 number | 165,290 number | South Africa |
| 1980s | 194,004 number | 450,138 number | 256,134 number | South Africa |
| 1990s | 274,080 number | 535,803 number | 261,724 number | South Africa |
| 2000s | 407,748 number | 489,000 number | 81,252 number | South Africa |
| 2010s | 526,621 number | 544,661 number | 18,040 number | South Africa |
| 2020s | 554,847 number | 590,215 number | 35,368 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, male, Afghanistan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 590,215 number against 554,847 number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 35,368 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, male?
- 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male 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.