Colombia vs South Africa: Population of compulsory school age, female

Colombia
4.57 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.87 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
23rd
South Africa rank
21st

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.87 million number against 4.57 million number in Colombia, a difference of 294,710 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 186 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4.13 million number 4.71 million number 580,250 number South Africa
2000s 4.24 million number 4.50 million number 257,620 number South Africa
2010s 4.36 million number 4.51 million number 150,366 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Colombia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.87 million number against 4.57 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Colombia and South Africa?
294,710 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?
Colombia ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.