Nepal vs South Africa: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Nepal
0.1204 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.119 units per person
in 2023
Nepal rank
61st
South Africa rank
62nd
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Nepal
- South Africa
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.1204 units per person against 0.119 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0014 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Nepal ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0498 units per person | 0.1633 units per person | 0.1135 units per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1057 units per person | 0.1419 units per person | 0.0362 units per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1464 units per person | 0.1758 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.159 units per person | 0.1492 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.1604 units per person | 0.1309 units per person | 0.0294 units per person | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.1194 units per person | 0.1235 units per person | 0.004 units per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Nepal or South Africa?
- Nepal, at 0.1204 units per person against 0.119 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Nepal and South Africa?
- 0.0014 units per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.