New Zealand vs South Africa: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.2668 units per square kilometre
in 2017
South Africa
0.293 units per square kilometre
in 2017
New Zealand rank
114th
South Africa rank
111th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.293 units per square kilometre against 0.2668 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0262 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

New Zealand ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 111th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0156 units per square kilometre 0.0328 units per square kilometre 0.0172 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.1261 units per square kilometre 0.0589 units per square kilometre 0.0672 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.3244 units per square kilometre 0.2119 units per square kilometre 0.1125 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.2893 units per square kilometre 0.2549 units per square kilometre 0.0343 units per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre, New Zealand or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.293 units per square kilometre against 0.2668 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre between New Zealand and South Africa?
0.0262 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 111th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 8,119 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.