Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Secondary education, pupils

Pre-demographic dividend
70.08 million
in 2024
South Africa
5.50 million
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend rank
25th
South Africa rank
23rd

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019972024

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 70.08 million against 5.50 million in South Africa, a difference of 64.58 million.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 12.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 11.53 million 2.55 million 8.97 million Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 14.03 million 3.55 million 10.48 million Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 25.29 million 4.54 million 20.75 million Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 48.34 million 4.96 million 43.38 million Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 65.28 million 5.33 million 59.94 million Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 70.08 million against 5.50 million in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
64.58 million, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.