Middle income vs South Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development

Middle income
50.43 million number
in 2019
South Africa
1.70 million number
in 2019
Middle income rank
3rd
South Africa rank
6th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • Middle income
  • South Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M199720082019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 50.43 million number against 1.70 million number in South Africa, a difference of 48.73 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 29.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th of 38 groups.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 31.34 million number 1.01 million number 30.33 million number Middle income
2000s 33.54 million number 957,698 number 32.58 million number Middle income
2010s 44.51 million number 1.23 million number 43.28 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Middle income or South Africa?
Middle income, at 50.43 million number against 1.70 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Middle income and South Africa?
48.73 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Middle income and South Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Middle income ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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 educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/