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

South Africa
1.05 million number
in 2020
Türkiye
1.35 million number
in 2020
South Africa rank
21st
Türkiye rank
18th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • South Africa
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.35 million number against 1.05 million number in South Africa, a difference of 302,870 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 18th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 571,562 number 920,837 number 349,276 number Türkiye
1980s 735,731 number 1.13 million number 390,470 number Türkiye
1990s 949,234 number 1.28 million number 330,042 number Türkiye
2000s 1.04 million number 1.27 million number 233,356 number Türkiye
2010s 970,978 number 1.33 million number 355,797 number Türkiye
2020s 1.05 million number 1.35 million number 302,870 number Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, South Africa or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 1.35 million number against 1.05 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between South Africa and Türkiye?
302,870 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
South Africa ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 18th 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.