East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs South Africa: School age population, early childhood education, male

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
55.91 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.11 million number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th
South Africa rank
13th

School age population, early childhood education, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • South Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M199620072019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 55.91 million number against 4.11 million number in South Africa, a difference of 51.80 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.6 times South Africa's.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 40 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 61.52 million number 1.21 million number 60.31 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 51.36 million number 1.46 million number 49.90 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 53.65 million number 2.31 million number 51.33 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, male, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or South Africa?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 55.91 million number against 4.11 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?
51.80 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/