MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
196.91 million
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.86 million
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
32nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
32nd

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019972024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 196.91 million against 4.86 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 192.04 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 40.5 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 35.43 million 5.72 million 29.71 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 56.96 million 4.53 million 52.43 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 72.82 million 4.58 million 68.23 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 113.62 million 4.54 million 109.08 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 160.97 million 4.65 million 156.32 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 191.09 million 4.88 million 186.22 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 196.91 million against 4.86 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
192.04 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
439 places, 21,662 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.