South Africa vs Türkiye: School age population, pre-primary education, male

South Africa
2.37 million number
in 2019
Türkiye
2.11 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
15th
Türkiye rank
18th

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

  • South Africa
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.37 million number against 2.11 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 261,250 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Türkiye ahead.

South Africa ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 18th of 206 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 360,907 number 1.10 million number 739,254 number Türkiye
1980s 463,871 number 1.30 million number 832,627 number Türkiye
1990s 535,992 number 1.38 million number 846,168 number Türkiye
2000s 487,657 number 2.00 million number 1.52 million number Türkiye
2010s 1.26 million number 2.02 million number 760,533 number Türkiye

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 Türkiye?
South Africa, at 2.37 million number against 2.11 million number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between South Africa and Türkiye?
261,250 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
South Africa ranks 15th and Türkiye 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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (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

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