ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs South Africa: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
146.85 million
in 2024
South Africa
4.71 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
17th
South Africa rank
14th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • South Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 146.85 million against 4.71 million in South Africa, a difference of 142.14 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 31.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 14th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 116.13 million 798,381 115.33 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1980s 125.09 million 944,458 124.15 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 137.10 million 1.47 million 135.63 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2000s 141.18 million 3.98 million 137.20 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 147.82 million 4.39 million 143.43 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2020s 148.04 million 4.34 million 143.70 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or South Africa?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 146.85 million against 4.71 million in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and South Africa?
142.14 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and South Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and South Africa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 14th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release