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

Philippines
2.01 million number
in 2020
South Africa
1.45 million number
in 2020
Philippines rank
16th
South Africa rank
18th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Philippines
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.01 million number against 1.45 million number in South Africa, a difference of 559,320 number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

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

Philippines ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 460,859 number 520,737 number 59,878 number South Africa
1980s 578,347 number 668,432 number 90,086 number South Africa
1990s 722,910 number 1.00 million number 277,118 number South Africa
2000s 903,578 number 1.56 million number 656,748 number South Africa
2010s 1.20 million number 1.46 million number 261,100 number South Africa
2020s 2.01 million number 1.45 million number 559,320 number Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Philippines or South Africa?
Philippines, at 2.01 million number against 1.45 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Philippines and South Africa?
559,320 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Philippines and South Africa rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Philippines ranks 16th 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.