Post-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Post-demographic dividend
69.90 million
in 2018
South Africa
4.70 million
in 2017
Post-demographic dividend rank
18th
South Africa rank
21st

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 69.90 million against 4.70 million in South Africa, a difference of 65.20 million.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 14.9 times South Africa's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st of 41 groups.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 60.50 million 542,194 59.96 million Post-demographic dividend
1980s 73.05 million 1.95 million 71.10 million Post-demographic dividend
1990s 71.80 million 3.40 million 68.40 million Post-demographic dividend
2000s 74.06 million 4.29 million 69.77 million Post-demographic dividend
2010s 71.21 million 4.70 million 66.52 million Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Post-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Post-demographic dividend, at 69.90 million against 4.70 million in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
65.20 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Post-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.