Egypt vs South Africa: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes
Egypt
5.06 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.68 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
13th
South Africa rank
14th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.06 million number against 4.68 million number in South Africa, a difference of 373,100 number.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 million number | 718,004 number | 1.45 million number | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.74 million number | 918,639 number | 1.82 million number | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.39 million number | 1.06 million number | 2.33 million number | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.41 million number | 966,495 number | 2.44 million number | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.14 million number | 2.50 million number | 1.64 million number | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 5.06 million number against 4.68 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Egypt and South Africa?
- 373,100 number, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 14th of 206 countries.
- 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.