School age population, lower secondary education, male in South Africa
South Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.04 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.04 million number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
39th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.48 million number
in 1996
All-time low
739,394 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in South Africa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in South Africa stood at 1.04 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in South Africa peaked at 1.48 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 739,394 number, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 39th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 739,394 number | — |
| 1971 | 757,912 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 777,582 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 798,633 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 820,850 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 843,718 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 865,849 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 888,052 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 909,976 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 932,042 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 954,513 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 978,654 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.12 million number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.15 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.18 million number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.20 million number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.23 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.25 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.29 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.38 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.43 million number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.48 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.00 million number | -32.3% |
| 1998 | 1.03 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 998,013 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 987,128 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 977,076 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 969,913 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 966,427 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 965,857 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 966,052 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 967,256 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 971,888 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 987,315 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 833,401 number | 739,394 number | 932,042 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 million number | 954,513 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million number | 998,013 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 977,248 number | 965,857 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.04 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 13.45 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in South Africa?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in South Africa was 1.04 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 1996.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 739,394 number in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.