South Africa vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, pre-primary education, male
South Africa
2.36 million
in 2025
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
75.47 million
in 2024
South Africa rank
15th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
16th
School age population, pre-primary education, male over time
- South Africa
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 75.47 million against 2.36 million in South Africa, a difference of 73.11 million.
That makes WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 32.0 times South Africa's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 15th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 222 countries.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 409,268 | 58.73 million | 58.32 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 478,601 | 62.80 million | 62.32 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 742,702 | 68.88 million | 68.13 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 2.02 million | 72.30 million | 70.28 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 2.23 million | 75.88 million | 73.65 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 2.18 million | 75.96 million | 73.78 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, South Africa or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), at 75.47 million against 2.36 million in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between South Africa and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 73.11 million, with WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- South Africa ranks 15th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 222 countries.
- 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