Italy vs South Africa: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Italy
1.39 million number
in 2020
South Africa
1.45 million number
in 2020
Italy rank
21st
South Africa rank
18th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Italy
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.45 million number against 1.39 million number in Italy, a difference of 65,490 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.03 million number 520,737 number 1.51 million number Italy
1980s 2.23 million number 668,432 number 1.56 million number Italy
1990s 1.80 million number 1.00 million number 799,757 number Italy
2000s 1.41 million number 1.56 million number 147,173 number South Africa
2010s 1.37 million number 1.46 million number 90,456 number South Africa
2020s 1.39 million number 1.45 million number 65,490 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Italy or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.45 million number against 1.39 million number in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Italy and South Africa?
65,490 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Italy ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, female (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

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