South Africa vs Türkiye: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

South Africa
534,977 number
in 2020
Türkiye
664,942 number
in 2020
South Africa rank
21st
Türkiye rank
18th

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

  • South Africa
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 664,942 number against 534,977 number in South Africa, a difference of 129,965 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 18th of 204 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 293,632 number 472,309 number 178,677 number Türkiye
1980s 375,672 number 574,183 number 198,511 number Türkiye
1990s 483,649 number 636,438 number 152,790 number Türkiye
2000s 511,320 number 629,509 number 118,189 number Türkiye
2010s 484,846 number 648,891 number 164,046 number Türkiye
2020s 534,977 number 664,942 number 129,965 number Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, South Africa or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 664,942 number against 534,977 number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between South Africa and Türkiye?
129,965 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
South Africa ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 18th of 204 countries.
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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.