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

Pre-demographic dividend
2.85 million
in 2018
South Africa
355,438
in 2017
Pre-demographic dividend rank
35th
South Africa rank
32nd

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 2.85 million against 355,438 in South Africa, a difference of 2.49 million.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 8.0 times South Africa's.

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

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 43 groups.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.35 million 39,731 1.31 million Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 1.46 million 84,245 1.37 million Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 1.83 million 247,628 1.58 million Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 2.58 million 308,704 2.27 million Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 2.85 million against 355,438 in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
2.49 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 2017.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils with 606 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.