GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs South Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
33.55 million
in 2024
South Africa
1.71 million
in 2025
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
7th
South Africa rank
8th
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- South Africa
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 33.55 million against 1.71 million in South Africa, a difference of 31.84 million.
That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 19.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th of 187 groups.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.50 million | 1.32 million | 32.18 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 34.77 million | 1.50 million | 33.27 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 36.13 million | 1.68 million | 34.45 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 33.84 million | 1.75 million | 32.09 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or South Africa?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 33.55 million against 1.71 million in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 31.84 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th of 187 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release