South Africa vs WB: Early-demographic Dividend: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male

South Africa
1.05 million
in 2025
WB: Early-demographic Dividend
41.32 million
in 2024
South Africa rank
18th
WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank
16th

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

  • South Africa
  • WB: Early-demographic Dividend
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197219982025

How they compare

WB: Early-demographic Dividend currently reports 41.32 million against 1.05 million in South Africa, a difference of 40.27 million.

That makes WB: Early-demographic Dividend's figure about 39.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, WB: Early-demographic Dividend has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 18th and WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 16th of 174 countries.

WB: Early-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa WB: Early-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 867,733 20.43 million 19.56 million WB: Early-demographic Dividend
2000s 1.11 million 42.01 million 40.89 million WB: Early-demographic Dividend
2010s 1.09 million 42.61 million 41.52 million WB: Early-demographic Dividend
2020s 1.01 million 43.21 million 42.20 million WB: Early-demographic Dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male, South Africa or WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
WB: Early-demographic Dividend, at 41.32 million against 1.05 million in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male between South Africa and WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
40.27 million, with WB: Early-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do South Africa and WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
South Africa ranks 18th and WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 16th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release