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

South Africa
592,807 number
in 2020
Türkiye
703,094 number
in 2020
South Africa rank
22nd
Türkiye rank
20th

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

  • South Africa
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 703,094 number against 592,807 number in South Africa, a difference of 110,287 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 22nd and Türkiye ranks 20th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 360,907 number 541,791 number 180,884 number Türkiye
1980s 463,871 number 642,369 number 178,498 number Türkiye
1990s 535,992 number 658,184 number 122,192 number Türkiye
2000s 487,657 number 666,079 number 178,422 number Türkiye
2010s 554,864 number 673,524 number 118,660 number Türkiye
2020s 592,807 number 703,094 number 110,287 number Türkiye

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, South Africa or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 703,094 number against 592,807 number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between South Africa and Türkiye?
110,287 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
South Africa ranks 22nd and Türkiye ranks 20th 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/