Afghanistan vs South Africa: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Afghanistan
531,041 number
in 2020
South Africa
579,205 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
24th
South Africa rank
22nd

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 579,205 number against 531,041 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 48,164 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 185,887 number 357,097 number 171,210 number South Africa
1980s 192,350 number 454,768 number 262,417 number South Africa
1990s 265,979 number 525,950 number 259,971 number South Africa
2000s 404,181 number 478,838 number 74,658 number South Africa
2010s 510,969 number 542,523 number 31,554 number South Africa
2020s 531,041 number 579,205 number 48,164 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Afghanistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 579,205 number against 531,041 number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Afghanistan and South Africa?
48,164 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/