Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
11.46 million number
in 2019
South Africa
590,215 number
in 2020
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
22nd
South Africa rank
21st

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • South Africa
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019952020

How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 11.46 million number against 590,215 number in South Africa, a difference of 10.87 million number.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 19.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 21st of 45 groups.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.64 million number 349,657 number 3.29 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 4.70 million number 450,138 number 4.25 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 6.15 million number 535,803 number 5.61 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 8.05 million number 489,000 number 7.56 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 10.41 million number 544,661 number 9.87 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

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, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or South Africa?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 11.46 million number against 590,215 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa?
10.87 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd 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, male (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, male (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

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.