South Africa vs Yemen: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

South Africa
2.07 million number
in 2020
Yemen
2.05 million number
in 2020
South Africa rank
39th
Yemen rank
40th

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

  • South Africa
  • Yemen
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.07 million number against 2.05 million number in Yemen, a difference of 25,080 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 40th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 1.67 million number 459,753 number 1.21 million number South Africa
1980s 2.15 million number 681,463 number 1.47 million number South Africa
1990s 2.47 million number 1.05 million number 1.42 million number South Africa
2000s 2.09 million number 1.61 million number 472,413 number South Africa
2010s 1.94 million number 1.87 million number 67,895 number South Africa
2020s 2.07 million number 2.05 million number 25,080 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, South Africa or Yemen?
South Africa, at 2.07 million number against 2.05 million number in Yemen as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between South Africa and Yemen?
25,080 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
South Africa ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 40th of 205 countries.
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.