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
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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About this data
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/