High income vs South Africa: School age population, tertiary education, female

High income
34.39 million number
in 2019
South Africa
2.46 million number
in 2018
High income rank
24th
South Africa rank
21st

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • High income
  • South Africa
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How they compare

High income currently reports 34.39 million number against 2.46 million number in South Africa, a difference of 31.94 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 14.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 45 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 36.84 million number 1.17 million number 35.68 million number High income
1980s 38.96 million number 1.52 million number 37.44 million number High income
1990s 37.33 million number 1.96 million number 35.38 million number High income
2000s 36.46 million number 2.48 million number 33.98 million number High income
2010s 35.84 million number 2.56 million number 33.28 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, High income or South Africa?
High income, at 34.39 million number against 2.46 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between High income and South Africa?
31.94 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and South Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do High income and South Africa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
High income 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, 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, tertiary education, female (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

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