South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, pre-primary education, male
School age population, pre-primary education, male over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 40.65 million number against 2.37 million number in South Africa, a difference of 38.28 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.1 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 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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 | 360,907 number | 14.02 million number | 13.66 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 463,871 number | 18.81 million number | 18.34 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 535,992 number | 24.15 million number | 23.62 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 487,657 number | 27.98 million number | 27.49 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.26 million number | 36.10 million number | 34.84 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, male, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 40.65 million number against 2.37 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 38.28 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, male?
- South Africa ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 206 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
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.