South Africa vs Turkey: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

South Africa
590,215 number
in 2020
Turkey
702,203 number
in 2020
South Africa rank
21st
Turkey rank
20th

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

  • South Africa
  • Turkey
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 702,203 number against 590,215 number in South Africa, a difference of 111,988 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 349,657 number 526,209 number 176,552 number Turkey
1980s 450,138 number 630,155 number 180,018 number Turkey
1990s 535,803 number 657,578 number 121,774 number Turkey
2000s 489,000 number 663,037 number 174,037 number Turkey
2010s 544,661 number 673,315 number 128,654 number Turkey
2020s 590,215 number 702,203 number 111,988 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, male, South Africa or Turkey?
Turkey, at 702,203 number against 590,215 number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between South Africa and Turkey?
111,988 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, male?
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, 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.