Late-demographic dividend vs South Africa: School age population, primary education, male

Late-demographic dividend
87.21 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.00 million number
in 2020
Late-demographic dividend rank
18th
South Africa rank
18th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019952020

How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 87.21 million number against 4.00 million number in South Africa, a difference of 83.21 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 21.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 88.59 million number 2.24 million number 86.35 million number Late-demographic dividend
1980s 91.69 million number 2.89 million number 88.80 million number Late-demographic dividend
1990s 93.16 million number 3.63 million number 89.53 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 89.37 million number 3.52 million number 85.85 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 84.58 million number 3.61 million number 80.97 million number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Late-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Late-demographic dividend, at 87.21 million number against 4.00 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
83.21 million number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Late-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, male (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

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