Latin America & Caribbean vs South Africa: School age population, secondary education, both sexes
Latin America & Caribbean
65.56 million number
in 2019
South Africa
5.00 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
South Africa rank
29th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- South Africa
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 65.56 million number against 5.00 million number in South Africa, a difference of 60.56 million number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.15 million number | 2.71 million number | 42.45 million number | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 54.08 million number | 3.49 million number | 50.59 million number | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 62.58 million number | 4.49 million number | 58.09 million number | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 67.57 million number | 5.23 million number | 62.34 million number | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 67.69 million number | 4.88 million number | 62.81 million number | Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean or South Africa?
- Latin America & Caribbean, at 65.56 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 Latin America & Caribbean and South Africa?
- 60.56 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and South Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and South Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.