East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Africa: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
108.28 million number
in 2019
South Africa
8.13 million number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
14th
South Africa rank
13th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • South Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M199620072019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 108.28 million number against 8.13 million number in South Africa, a difference of 100.15 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 13th of 40 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 120.27 million number 2.39 million number 117.88 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 99.95 million number 2.90 million number 97.05 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 103.51 million number 4.57 million number 98.94 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or South Africa?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 108.28 million number against 8.13 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
100.15 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 13th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/