South Africa vs Syria: Population by level of education

South Africa
14.48 million people
in 2100
Syria
13.12 million people
in 2100
South Africa rank
47th
Syria rank
49th

Population by level of education over time

  • South Africa
  • Syria
05.0M10.0M15.0M195020252100

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 14.48 million people against 13.12 million people in Syria, a difference of 1.37 million people.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 47th and Syria ranks 49th of 200 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 114,600 people 8,500 people 106,100 people South Africa
1960s 221,050 people 26,750 people 194,300 people South Africa
1970s 429,350 people 82,600 people 346,750 people South Africa
1980s 773,450 people 208,200 people 565,250 people South Africa
1990s 1.31 million people 444,200 people 863,150 people South Africa
2000s 1.84 million people 847,350 people 989,450 people South Africa
2010s 2.49 million people 1.17 million people 1.33 million people South Africa
2020s 3.27 million people 1.57 million people 1.70 million people South Africa
2030s 4.34 million people 2.75 million people 1.60 million people South Africa
2040s 5.81 million people 4.02 million people 1.79 million people South Africa
2050s 7.41 million people 5.40 million people 2.01 million people South Africa
2060s 9.03 million people 7.15 million people 1.89 million people South Africa
2070s 10.62 million people 8.88 million people 1.74 million people South Africa
2080s 12.11 million people 10.48 million people 1.63 million people South Africa
2090s 13.51 million people 12.04 million people 1.46 million people South Africa
2100s 14.48 million people 13.12 million people 1.37 million people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, South Africa or Syria?
South Africa, at 14.48 million people against 13.12 million people in Syria as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between South Africa and Syria?
1.37 million people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Syria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do South Africa and Syria rank globally for population by level of education?
South Africa ranks 47th and Syria ranks 49th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.