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

Italy
2.37 million number
in 2020
South Africa
2.52 million number
in 2020
Italy rank
31st
South Africa rank
29th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Italy
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.52 million number against 2.37 million number in Italy, a difference of 146,240 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 29th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.45 million number 1.35 million number 2.10 million number Italy
1980s 3.66 million number 1.75 million number 1.92 million number Italy
1990s 2.87 million number 2.26 million number 610,499 number Italy
2000s 2.35 million number 2.63 million number 285,088 number South Africa
2010s 2.33 million number 2.46 million number 123,977 number South Africa
2020s 2.37 million number 2.52 million number 146,240 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Italy or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.52 million number against 2.37 million number in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Italy and South Africa?
146,240 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Italy ranks 31st 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.