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

Pre-demographic dividend
79.98 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.00 million number
in 2020
Pre-demographic dividend rank
20th
South Africa rank
18th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019952020

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 79.98 million number against 4.00 million number in South Africa, a difference of 75.98 million number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 20.0 times South Africa's.

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

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 18th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 23.29 million number 2.24 million number 21.04 million number Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 30.60 million number 2.89 million number 27.71 million number Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 40.33 million number 3.63 million number 36.70 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 52.67 million number 3.52 million number 49.15 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 71.13 million number 3.61 million number 67.51 million number Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 79.98 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 Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
75.98 million number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th 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.