ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) vs South Africa: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
17.83 million
in 2024
South Africa
532,439
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
23rd
South Africa rank
24th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 17.83 million against 532,439 in South Africa, a difference of 17.30 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 33.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 24th of 221 groups.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 5.25 million 292,258 4.95 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 6.88 million 376,408 6.50 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 9.09 million 498,412 8.59 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 11.27 million 554,501 10.71 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 14.23 million 484,719 13.74 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 17.24 million 537,976 16.70 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) or South Africa?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 17.83 million against 532,439 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and South Africa?
17.30 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and South Africa rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 24th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release