South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, tertiary education, female
School age population, tertiary education, female over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 47.16 million number against 2.46 million number in South Africa, a difference of 44.71 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 million number | 15.07 million number | 13.90 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.52 million number | 19.64 million number | 18.12 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.96 million number | 26.35 million number | 24.39 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.48 million number | 35.33 million number | 32.85 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.56 million number | 44.06 million number | 41.51 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 47.16 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 South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 44.71 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- South Africa ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 countries.
- 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.