Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in South Africa
South Africa: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 0 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in South Africa, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 years for official entrance age to early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in South Africa peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 2018.
That places South Africa 52nd out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in South Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 years | — |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 years | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 years | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 0 years | 5 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 50 Japan 0.5 years compare
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- 52 Argentina 0 years
- 52 Austria 0 years
- 52 Barbados 0 years
- 52 British Virgin Islands 0 years compare
- 52 Cambodia 0 years compare
- 52 Chile 0 years compare
- 52 Colombia 0 years
- 52 Costa Rica 0 years
- 52 Cuba 0 years
- 52 Cyprus 0 years
- 52 Denmark 0 years
- 52 Dominica 0 years
- 52 El Salvador 0 years
- 52 Estonia 0 years
- 52 Germany 0 years
- 52 Ghana 0 years compare
- 52 Greece 0 years
- 52 Grenada 0 years
- 52 Guatemala 0 years compare
- 52 Haiti 0 years
- 52 Hong Kong 0 years
- 52 Iceland 0 years
- 52 Israel 0 years
- 52 Jamaica 0 years
- 52 Laos 0 years
- 52 Lithuania 0 years compare
- 52 Mauritania 0 years compare
- 52 Mexico 0 years
- 52 Myanmar 0 years
- 52 New Zealand 0 years compare
- 52 Nicaragua 0 years
- 52 Oman 0 years
- 52 Panama 0 years
- 52 Peru 0 years
- 52 Puerto Rico 0 years
- 52 Qatar 0 years
- 52 Romania 0 years
- 52 Singapore 0 years
- 52 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 years compare
- 52 Spain 0 years
- 52 United Arab Emirates 0 years
- 52 Uruguay 0 years
- 52 Vietnam 0 years
- 52 Yemen 0 years
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Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood educational development in South Africa?
- Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in South Africa was 0 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 2018.
- How does South Africa rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
- South Africa ranks 52nd out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood educational development. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/