South Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, secondary education, female

South Africa
2.48 million number
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.57 million number
in 2020
South Africa rank
29th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2.57 million number against 2.48 million number in South Africa, a difference of 87,270 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

South Africa ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 205 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.36 million number 2.91 million number 1.56 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1.74 million number 2.94 million number 1.20 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 2.23 million number 2.42 million number 191,988 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 2.60 million number 2.63 million number 36,998 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 2.42 million number 2.54 million number 118,383 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 2.48 million number 2.57 million number 87,270 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, South Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2.57 million number against 2.48 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
87,270 number, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
South Africa ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (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, female (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

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