School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in South Africa
South Africa: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male was 976,471 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in South Africa, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 976,471 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in South Africa peaked at 1.09 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 846,210 number, in 1997.
That places South Africa 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 846,210 number | — |
| 1998 | 872,525 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 905,269 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 938,581 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 970,376 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 999,742 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 995,539 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 986,643 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 980,140 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 976,471 number | -0.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 976,471 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,278 number, 21.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 976,471 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 212,995 number, 4.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 874,668 number | 846,210 number | 905,269 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million number | 938,581 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million number | 976,471 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.05 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.94 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in South Africa?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in South Africa was 976,471 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 846,210 number in 1997.
- How does South Africa rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.