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

Other small states
871,594 number
in 2019
South Africa
1.04 million number
in 2020
Other small states rank
43rd
South Africa rank
39th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Other small states
  • South Africa
500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M197019952020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.04 million number against 871,594 number in Other small states, a difference of 171,916 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 421,316 number 833,401 number 412,085 number South Africa
1980s 520,009 number 1.08 million number 558,241 number South Africa
1990s 652,072 number 1.25 million number 593,785 number South Africa
2000s 775,820 number 1.05 million number 274,693 number South Africa
2010s 828,929 number 977,248 number 148,319 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Other small states or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.04 million number against 871,594 number in Other small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Other small states and South Africa?
171,916 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, male?
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, male (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, male (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

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