Myanmar vs South Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development program

Myanmar
1.35 million number
in 2019
South Africa
1.70 million number
in 2019
Myanmar rank
7th
South Africa rank
6th

School age population, early childhood educational development program over time

  • Myanmar
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.70 million number against 1.35 million number in Myanmar, a difference of 348,460 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 6th of 92 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.54 million number 1.01 million number 536,356 number Myanmar
2000s 1.59 million number 957,698 number 627,801 number Myanmar
2010s 1.39 million number 1.23 million number 159,758 number Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development program, Myanmar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.70 million number against 1.35 million number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development program between Myanmar and South Africa?
348,460 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Myanmar ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 6th of 92 countries.
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/