South Africa vs Sudan: School age population, primary education, male

South Africa
4.00 million number
in 2020
Sudan
3.39 million number
in 2020
South Africa rank
18th
Sudan rank
21st

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Sudan
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.00 million number against 3.39 million number in Sudan, a difference of 615,080 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 21st of 206 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 3.73 million number 2.15 million number 1.58 million number South Africa
2000s 3.52 million number 2.50 million number 1.02 million number South Africa
2010s 3.61 million number 3.10 million number 518,375 number South Africa
2020s 4.00 million number 3.39 million number 615,080 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, South Africa or Sudan?
South Africa, at 4.00 million number against 3.39 million number in Sudan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between South Africa and Sudan?
615,080 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sudan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Sudan rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
South Africa ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 21st of 206 countries.
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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About this data

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.