Angola vs South Africa: School age population, secondary education, male

Angola
2.35 million number
in 2020
South Africa
2.52 million number
in 2020
Angola rank
32nd
South Africa rank
29th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Angola
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.52 million number against 2.35 million number in Angola, a difference of 169,360 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 29th of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 611,153 number 1.35 million number 740,017 number South Africa
1980s 821,485 number 1.75 million number 926,619 number South Africa
1990s 1.19 million number 2.26 million number 1.07 million number South Africa
2000s 1.56 million number 2.63 million number 1.08 million number South Africa
2010s 1.90 million number 2.46 million number 558,562 number South Africa
2020s 2.35 million number 2.52 million number 169,360 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Angola or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.52 million number against 2.35 million number in Angola as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Angola and South Africa?
169,360 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Angola ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 29th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, male (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

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