South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, pre-primary education, female

South Africa
2.31 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
39.72 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 39.72 million number against 2.31 million number in South Africa, a difference of 37.40 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 357,097 number 13.83 million number 13.47 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 454,768 number 18.49 million number 18.04 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 525,950 number 23.73 million number 23.20 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 478,838 number 27.51 million number 27.03 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.23 million number 35.33 million number 34.09 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 39.72 million number against 2.31 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
37.40 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
South Africa ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.