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

Pakistan
4.83 million number
in 2013
South Africa
1.70 million number
in 2019
Pakistan rank
3rd
South Africa rank
6th

School age population, early childhood educational development program over time

  • Pakistan
  • South Africa
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M199720082019

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 4.83 million number against 1.70 million number in South Africa, a difference of 3.13 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th of 92 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4.17 million number 1.01 million number 3.16 million number Pakistan
2000s 4.36 million number 957,698 number 3.40 million number Pakistan
2010s 4.71 million number 1.03 million number 3.68 million number Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development program, Pakistan or South Africa?
Pakistan, at 4.83 million number against 1.70 million number in South Africa as of 2013.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development program between Pakistan and South Africa?
3.13 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Pakistan ranks 3rd 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/