Caribbean Small States vs South Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Caribbean Small States
181,370 number
in 2019
South Africa
1.03 million number
in 2020
Caribbean Small States rank
44th
South Africa rank
39th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.03 million number against 181,370 number in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 845,520 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 5.7 times Caribbean Small States's.

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

Caribbean Small States ranks 44th 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 Caribbean Small States South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 214,098 number 835,563 number 621,465 number South Africa
1980s 212,528 number 1.07 million number 859,118 number South Africa
1990s 206,298 number 1.23 million number 1.02 million number South Africa
2000s 205,123 number 1.03 million number 829,656 number South Africa
2010s 192,853 number 963,010 number 770,157 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Caribbean Small States or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.03 million number against 181,370 number in Caribbean Small States as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Caribbean Small States and South Africa?
845,520 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Caribbean Small States and South Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th 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, 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, lower secondary education, female (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

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