OECD members 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
- OECD members
- South Africa
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 8.38 million number against 590,215 number in South Africa, a difference of 7.79 million number.
That makes OECD members's figure about 14.2 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 | 9.09 million number | 349,657 number | 8.74 million number | OECD members |
| 1980s | 8.74 million number | 450,138 number | 8.29 million number | OECD members |
| 1990s | 8.68 million number | 535,803 number | 8.14 million number | OECD members |
| 2000s | 8.36 million number | 489,000 number | 7.87 million number | OECD members |
| 2010s | 8.32 million number | 544,661 number | 7.77 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, male, OECD members or South Africa?
- OECD members, at 8.38 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 OECD members and South Africa?
- 7.79 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, male?
- 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, 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.