Russian Federation vs South Africa: School age population, primary education, female

Russian Federation
3.44 million number
in 2020
South Africa
3.92 million number
in 2020
Russian Federation rank
20th
South Africa rank
17th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Russian Federation
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 3.92 million number against 3.44 million number in Russian Federation, a difference of 480,050 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.11 million number 2.23 million number 872,355 number Russian Federation
1980s 3.04 million number 2.85 million number 186,304 number Russian Federation
1990s 3.44 million number 3.57 million number 125,426 number South Africa
2000s 2.58 million number 3.46 million number 882,152 number South Africa
2010s 2.90 million number 3.55 million number 645,661 number South Africa
2020s 3.44 million number 3.92 million number 480,050 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Russian Federation or South Africa?
South Africa, at 3.92 million number against 3.44 million number in Russian Federation as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Russian Federation and South Africa?
480,050 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Russian Federation and South Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Russian Federation ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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