South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, tertiary education, female

South Africa
2.46 million number
in 2018
Tanzania, United Republic of
2.48 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
21st
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
20th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 2.48 million number against 2.46 million number in South Africa, a difference of 25,950 number.

Across all 46 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 21st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th of 203 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 1.17 million number 656,948 number 508,784 number South Africa
1980s 1.52 million number 902,032 number 618,428 number South Africa
1990s 1.96 million number 1.27 million number 686,719 number South Africa
2000s 2.48 million number 1.71 million number 768,567 number South Africa
2010s 2.55 million number 2.21 million number 347,510 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.48 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
25,950 number, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
South Africa ranks 21st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th 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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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.