South Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, lower secondary education, female

South Africa
1.03 million number
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.14 million number
in 2020
South Africa rank
39th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
36th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.14 million number against 1.03 million number in South Africa, a difference of 114,500 number.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

South Africa ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 36th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 835,563 number 1.30 million number 466,376 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1.07 million number 1.19 million number 121,492 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1.23 million number 1.04 million number 189,908 number South Africa
2000s 1.03 million number 1.12 million number 87,260 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 963,010 number 1.06 million number 100,630 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.03 million number 1.14 million number 114,500 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, South Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.14 million number against 1.03 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
114,500 number, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
South Africa ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 36th of 205 countries.
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.