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

Afghanistan
558,717 number
in 2020
South Africa
592,807 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
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 592,807 number against 558,717 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 34,090 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 23rd 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 192,497 number 360,907 number 168,410 number South Africa
1980s 202,374 number 463,871 number 261,497 number South Africa
1990s 284,972 number 535,992 number 251,020 number South Africa
2000s 424,011 number 487,657 number 63,646 number South Africa
2010s 534,908 number 554,864 number 19,956 number South Africa
2020s 558,717 number 592,807 number 34,090 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 592,807 number against 558,717 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?
34,090 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 23rd 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/