School age population, early childhood educational development in South Africa
South Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.74 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in South Africa, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in South Africa stood at 1.74 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in South Africa peaked at 1.75 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 960,012 number, in 2005.
That places South Africa 6th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.04 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.02 million number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 997,749 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 987,105 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 978,334 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 971,281 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 965,462 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 960,012 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 961,981 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 967,887 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 977,599 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 991,066 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.75 million number | +55.2% |
| 2019 | 1.74 million number | -0.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 1.74 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,248 number, 12.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 1.74 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 241,359 number, 7.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +55.2% | 1.13 million number | 1.75 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.04 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 975,848 number | 960,012 number | 997,749 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.75 million number | 7 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in South Africa?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in South Africa was 1.74 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 960,012 number in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- South Africa ranks 6th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/