South Africa vs Upper middle income: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

South Africa
964,482 number
in 2019
Upper middle income
13.83 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
16th

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

  • South Africa
  • Upper middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197219952019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 13.83 million number against 964,482 number in South Africa, a difference of 12.87 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 14.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 164 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 865,246 number 14.21 million number 13.35 million number Upper middle income
2000s 1.02 million number 18.34 million number 17.32 million number Upper middle income
2010s 997,572 number 14.94 million number 13.94 million number Upper middle 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, South Africa or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 13.83 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 South Africa and Upper middle income?
12.87 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
South Africa ranks 18th and Upper middle income 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, 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.