South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both

South Africa
1.94 million number
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
2.14 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
18th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
16th

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 2.14 million number against 1.94 million number in South Africa, a difference of 198,400 number.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th of 164 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 1.74 million number 1.24 million number 492,130 number South Africa
2000s 1.99 million number 1.42 million number 562,410 number South Africa
2010s 2.00 million number 1.98 million number 17,957 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.14 million number against 1.94 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
198,400 number, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
South Africa ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.