GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs South Africa: School age population, pre-primary education, male
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
75.37 million
in 2024
South Africa
2.36 million
in 2025
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
17th
South Africa rank
15th
School age population, pre-primary education, male over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- South Africa
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 75.37 million against 2.36 million in South Africa, a difference of 73.01 million.
That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 32.0 times South Africa's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 221 groups.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.84 million | 373,504 | 31.47 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 40.23 million | 478,601 | 39.75 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 50.07 million | 742,702 | 49.33 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 57.79 million | 2.02 million | 55.77 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 68.26 million | 2.23 million | 66.03 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 74.58 million | 2.18 million | 72.40 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or South Africa?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 75.37 million against 2.36 million in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 73.01 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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
February 2026 Data Release