East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Africa: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
12.51 million number
in 2019
South Africa
964,482 number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
20th
South Africa rank
18th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • South Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M198920042019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 12.51 million number against 964,482 number in South Africa, a difference of 11.55 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 18th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 11.63 million number 865,246 number 10.76 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 15.51 million number 1.02 million number 14.49 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 13.79 million number 997,572 number 12.80 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or South Africa?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 12.51 million number against 964,482 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
11.55 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (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

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