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