France vs South Africa: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

France
818,990 number
in 2019
South Africa
964,482 number
in 2019
France rank
21st
South Africa rank
18th

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

  • France
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 964,482 number against 818,990 number in France, a difference of 145,492 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times France's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

France ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 772,925 number 878,572 number 105,648 number South Africa
2000s 808,052 number 1.02 million number 212,849 number South Africa
2010s 784,859 number 997,572 number 212,712 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, female, France or South Africa?
South Africa, at 964,482 number against 818,990 number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between France and South Africa?
145,492 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do France and South Africa rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
France ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 164 countries.
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.