OECD members vs South Africa: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

OECD members
52.68 million number
in 2019
South Africa
2.93 million number
in 2020
OECD members rank
22nd
South Africa rank
18th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • OECD members
  • South Africa
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 52.68 million number against 2.93 million number in South Africa, a difference of 49.76 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 18.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 18th of 45 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 55.22 million number 1.04 million number 54.19 million number OECD members
1980s 57.92 million number 1.34 million number 56.58 million number OECD members
1990s 55.34 million number 2.01 million number 53.33 million number OECD members
2000s 53.95 million number 3.14 million number 50.81 million number OECD members
2010s 53.56 million number 2.94 million number 50.62 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, OECD members or South Africa?
OECD members, at 52.68 million number against 2.93 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between OECD members and South Africa?
49.76 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do OECD members and South Africa rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
OECD members ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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