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

OECD members
7.92 million number
in 2019
South Africa
579,205 number
in 2020
OECD members rank
23rd
South Africa rank
22nd

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

  • OECD members
  • South Africa
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 7.92 million number against 579,205 number in South Africa, a difference of 7.34 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 13.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 8.69 million number 357,097 number 8.33 million number OECD members
1980s 8.31 million number 454,768 number 7.86 million number OECD members
1990s 8.26 million number 525,950 number 7.73 million number OECD members
2000s 7.93 million number 478,838 number 7.45 million number OECD members
2010s 7.92 million number 542,523 number 7.38 million number OECD members

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, OECD members or South Africa?
OECD members, at 7.92 million number against 579,205 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between OECD members and South Africa?
7.34 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do OECD members and South Africa rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
OECD members ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
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/