Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Africa
South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1.05 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.05 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
21st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.08 million number
in 2002
All-time low
507,713 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Africa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Africa stood at 1.05 million number.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Africa peaked at 1.08 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 507,713 number, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 21st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 507,713 number | — |
| 1971 | 520,268 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 534,127 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 549,028 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 564,063 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 579,511 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 593,961 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 607,945 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 622,048 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 636,952 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 651,892 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 668,806 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 687,697 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 707,844 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 728,243 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 749,999 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 768,300 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 783,559 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 797,632 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 813,341 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 828,246 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 848,345 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 878,824 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 915,147 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 948,268 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 979,057 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.01 million number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.03 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 996,120 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 984,918 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 974,326 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 964,327 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 958,339 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 956,523 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 957,609 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 958,332 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 959,561 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 968,956 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 990,907 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million number | +2.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 1.05 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,730 number, 10.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 1.05 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 314,660 number, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 571,562 number | 507,713 number | 636,952 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 735,731 number | 651,892 number | 813,341 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 949,234 number | 828,246 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million number | 984,918 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 970,978 number | 956,523 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.05 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Africa?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Africa was 1.05 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 507,713 number in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- South Africa ranks 21st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.