IDA blend vs South Africa: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

IDA blend
78.62 million number
in 2019
South Africa
5.00 million number
in 2020
IDA blend rank
27th
South Africa rank
29th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • IDA blend
  • South Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019952020

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 78.62 million number against 5.00 million number in South Africa, a difference of 73.62 million number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 15.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 29th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 26.64 million number 2.71 million number 23.93 million number IDA blend
1980s 35.41 million number 3.49 million number 31.92 million number IDA blend
1990s 46.88 million number 4.49 million number 42.39 million number IDA blend
2000s 60.83 million number 5.23 million number 55.60 million number IDA blend
2010s 72.60 million number 4.88 million number 67.72 million number IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, IDA blend or South Africa?
IDA blend, at 78.62 million number against 5.00 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between IDA blend and South Africa?
73.62 million number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do IDA blend and South Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
IDA blend ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.