OECD members vs South Africa: Population of compulsory school age, female

OECD members
93.99 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.87 million number
in 2019
OECD members rank
18th
South Africa rank
21st

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

  • OECD members
  • South Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M199720082019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 93.99 million number against 4.87 million number in South Africa, a difference of 89.12 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 19.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st of 43 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 83.70 million number 4.71 million number 79.00 million number OECD members
2000s 87.35 million number 4.50 million number 82.86 million number OECD members
2010s 91.57 million number 4.51 million number 87.06 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, OECD members or South Africa?
OECD members, at 93.99 million number against 4.87 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between OECD members and South Africa?
89.12 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do OECD members and South Africa rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?
OECD members ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st of 43 groups.
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.