Brazil vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in primary education, female

Brazil
7.67 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
86.54 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Brazil
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 86.54 million number against 7.67 million number in Brazil, a difference of 78.88 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 11.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.89 million number 13.83 million number 6.93 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 9.06 million number 28.12 million number 19.06 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 9.99 million number 39.15 million number 29.16 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 8.93 million number 52.41 million number 43.48 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 7.81 million number 76.04 million number 68.23 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Brazil or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 86.54 million number against 7.67 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
78.88 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Brazil ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.