Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs South Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- South Africa
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 21.54 million number against 2.07 million number in South Africa, a difference of 19.47 million number.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.4 times South Africa's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.35 million number | 1.67 million number | 9.68 million number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 14.90 million number | 2.15 million number | 12.75 million number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 19.26 million number | 2.47 million number | 16.78 million number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 22.00 million number | 2.09 million number | 19.91 million number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 20.85 million number | 1.94 million number | 18.91 million number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or South Africa?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 21.54 million number against 2.07 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 19.47 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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 lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.