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

Belgium
1.18 million
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
81.43 million
in 2024
Belgium rank
66th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
65th

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

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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 81.43 million against 1.18 million in Belgium, a difference of 80.25 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 68.9 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 66th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 65th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 788,758 7.05 million 6.26 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 821,892 13.55 million 12.73 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 965,738 19.25 million 18.28 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.17 million 32.93 million 31.75 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1.20 million 57.91 million 56.71 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.16 million 76.15 million 74.99 million WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 81.43 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
80.25 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Belgium and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 66th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 65th 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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Indicator
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.