Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in South Africa
South Africa: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female was 16,747 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in South Africa, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in South Africa stood at 16,747. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in South Africa peaked at 16,747 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,221, in 1960.
That places South Africa 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,221 | — |
| 1965 | 5,871 | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 6,612 | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 7,544 | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 8,637 | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 10,006 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 11,528 | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 13,823 | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 15,614 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 16,477 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 16,747 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,546 | 5,221 | 5,871 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7,078 | 6,612 | 7,544 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9,322 | 8,637 | 10,006 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12,676 | 11,528 | 13,823 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16,046 | 15,614 | 16,477 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,747 | 16,747 | 16,747 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818,404 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.19 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,583 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,727 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 748,573 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in South Africa?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in South Africa was 16,747 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,747 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,221 in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, female is the female population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.