Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total in South Africa
South Africa: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total was 2,533 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total 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 40-44, total in South Africa stood at 2,533.
The figure is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in South Africa peaked at 2,731 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 879, in 1960.
South Africa ranks 26th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 40-44, total in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 879 | — |
| 1965 | 931 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 1,047 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 1,190 | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 1,328 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 1,543 | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 1,761 | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 2,282 | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 2,622 | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 2,731 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2,533 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 905 | 879 | 931 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,118 | 1,047 | 1,190 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,436 | 1,328 | 1,543 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2,022 | 1,761 | 2,282 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,676 | 2,622 | 2,731 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,533 | 2,533 | 2,533 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in South Africa?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in South Africa was 2,533 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 40-44, total recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,731 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 879 in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total?
- South Africa ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 40-44, total is the total population of 40-44 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.