OECD members vs South Africa: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes
OECD members
16.57 million number
in 2019
South Africa
1.08 million number
in 2020
OECD members rank
23rd
South Africa rank
21st
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- OECD members
- South Africa
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 16.57 million number against 1.08 million number in South Africa, a difference of 15.49 million number.
That makes OECD members's figure about 15.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 23rd 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 | 17.86 million number | 587,228 number | 17.28 million number | OECD members |
| 1980s | 17.45 million number | 754,886 number | 16.70 million number | OECD members |
| 1990s | 17.05 million number | 974,699 number | 16.08 million number | OECD members |
| 2000s | 16.98 million number | 1.03 million number | 15.95 million number | OECD members |
| 2010s | 16.35 million number | 977,188 number | 15.37 million number | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, OECD members or South Africa?
- OECD members, at 16.57 million number against 1.08 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between OECD members and South Africa?
- 15.49 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.