South Africa vs Venezuela: World population level education

South Africa
14.48 million
in 2100
Venezuela
15.51 million
in 2100
South Africa rank
47th
Venezuela rank
45th

World population level education over time

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

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 15.51 million against 14.48 million in South Africa, a difference of 1.03 million.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 47th and Venezuela ranks 45th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Venezuela Difference Ahead
1950s 114,600 95,700 18,900 South Africa
1960s 221,050 213,200 7,850 South Africa
1970s 429,350 470,200 40,850 Venezuela
1980s 773,450 941,300 167,850 Venezuela
1990s 1.31 million 1.63 million 322,500 Venezuela
2000s 1.84 million 2.65 million 809,650 Venezuela
2010s 2.49 million 4.10 million 1.61 million Venezuela
2020s 3.27 million 4.82 million 1.55 million Venezuela
2030s 4.34 million 6.63 million 2.28 million Venezuela
2040s 5.81 million 8.35 million 2.54 million Venezuela
2050s 7.41 million 9.99 million 2.59 million Venezuela
2060s 9.03 million 11.52 million 2.49 million Venezuela
2070s 10.62 million 12.84 million 2.21 million Venezuela
2080s 12.11 million 14.00 million 1.89 million Venezuela
2090s 13.51 million 14.96 million 1.45 million Venezuela
2100s 14.48 million 15.51 million 1.03 million Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population level education, South Africa or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 15.51 million against 14.48 million in South Africa as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population level education between South Africa and Venezuela?
1.03 million, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Venezuela?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do South Africa and Venezuela rank globally for world population level education?
South Africa ranks 47th and Venezuela ranks 45th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population level education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population level education
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed