South Africa vs UNICEF: South Asia: School age population, upper secondary education, male
South Africa
1.64 million
in 2025
UNICEF: South Asia
72.30 million
in 2024
South Africa rank
22nd
UNICEF: South Asia rank
24th
School age population, upper secondary education, male over time
- South Africa
- UNICEF: South Asia
How they compare
UNICEF: South Asia currently reports 72.30 million against 1.64 million in South Africa, a difference of 70.66 million.
That makes UNICEF: South Asia's figure about 44.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, UNICEF: South Asia has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 22nd and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 24th of 220 countries.
UNICEF: South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | UNICEF: South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.54 million | 59.54 million | 58.00 million | UNICEF: South Asia |
| 2000s | 1.73 million | 64.15 million | 62.41 million | UNICEF: South Asia |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 71.17 million | 69.60 million | UNICEF: South Asia |
| 2020s | 1.53 million | 72.39 million | 70.86 million | UNICEF: South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, South Africa or UNICEF: South Asia?
- UNICEF: South Asia, at 72.30 million against 1.64 million in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between South Africa and UNICEF: South Asia?
- 70.66 million, with UNICEF: South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and UNICEF: South Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and UNICEF: South Asia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- South Africa ranks 22nd and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 24th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release