Afghanistan vs South Africa: School age population, upper secondary education, male

Afghanistan
1.43 million number
in 2020
South Africa
1.47 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
South Africa rank
20th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.47 million number against 1.43 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 43,910 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 20th of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 382,365 number 517,768 number 135,403 number South Africa
1980s 392,109 number 669,853 number 277,743 number South Africa
1990s 563,316 number 1.01 million number 447,472 number South Africa
2000s 825,044 number 1.58 million number 759,354 number South Africa
2010s 1.20 million number 1.48 million number 280,006 number South Africa
2020s 1.43 million number 1.47 million number 43,910 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, Afghanistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.47 million number against 1.43 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Afghanistan and South Africa?
43,910 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 20th of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (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

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