Afghanistan vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Afghanistan
1.03 million number
in 2020
South Africa
1.05 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
South Africa rank
21st

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.05 million number against 1.03 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 23,630 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 290,469 number 571,562 number 281,093 number South Africa
1980s 297,916 number 735,731 number 437,815 number South Africa
1990s 421,461 number 949,234 number 527,772 number South Africa
2000s 620,632 number 1.04 million number 418,786 number South Africa
2010s 899,123 number 970,978 number 71,855 number South Africa
2020s 1.03 million number 1.05 million number 23,630 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Afghanistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.05 million number against 1.03 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Afghanistan and South Africa?
23,630 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.