Other small states vs South Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Other small states
1.72 million number
in 2019
South Africa
2.07 million number
in 2020
Other small states rank
43rd
South Africa rank
39th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Other small states
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.07 million number against 1.72 million number in Other small states, a difference of 348,380 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Other small states's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Other small states ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 838,283 number 1.67 million number 830,679 number South Africa
1980s 1.03 million number 2.15 million number 1.12 million number South Africa
1990s 1.30 million number 2.47 million number 1.18 million number South Africa
2000s 1.54 million number 2.09 million number 545,539 number South Africa
2010s 1.64 million number 1.94 million number 304,951 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Other small states or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.07 million number against 1.72 million number in Other small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Other small states and South Africa?
348,380 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Other small states and South Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Other small states ranks 43rd 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.