Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs South Africa: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
70.04 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.95 million number
in 2018
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
24th
South Africa rank
21st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 70.04 million number against 4.95 million number in South Africa, a difference of 65.09 million number.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 14.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 45 groups.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 21.89 million number 2.32 million number 19.57 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 27.67 million number 3.04 million number 24.64 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 36.43 million number 3.92 million number 32.51 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 49.35 million number 4.99 million number 44.36 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 64.09 million number 5.15 million number 58.93 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or South Africa?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 70.04 million number against 4.95 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa?
65.09 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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