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

Small states
1.12 million number
in 2019
South Africa
1.03 million number
in 2020
Small states rank
40th
South Africa rank
39th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Small states
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 1.12 million number against 1.03 million number in South Africa, a difference of 90,640 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Small states ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 39th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 685,846 number 835,563 number 149,717 number South Africa
1980s 788,322 number 1.07 million number 283,324 number South Africa
1990s 921,311 number 1.23 million number 307,730 number South Africa
2000s 1.04 million number 1.03 million number 8,592 number Small states
2010s 1.08 million number 963,010 number 115,361 number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Small states or South Africa?
Small states, at 1.12 million number against 1.03 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Small states and South Africa?
90,640 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Small states and South Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Small states ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 39th of 43 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.