Belgium vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Belgium
1.18 million
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
81.56 million
in 2024
Belgium rank
66th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
63rd

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

  • Belgium
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 81.56 million against 1.18 million in Belgium, a difference of 80.37 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 69.0 times Belgium's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 66th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 63rd of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 788,758 7.05 million 6.26 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 821,892 13.56 million 12.74 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 965,738 19.27 million 18.30 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.17 million 32.96 million 31.79 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1.20 million 57.97 million 56.78 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.16 million 76.22 million 75.06 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Belgium or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 81.56 million against 1.18 million in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Belgium and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
80.37 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Belgium and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 66th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 63rd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
440 places, 20,511 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 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.