Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Argentina
2.31 million number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
29.41 million number
in 2018
Argentina rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
25th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Argentina
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 29.41 million number against 2.31 million number in Argentina, a difference of 27.09 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.7 times Argentina's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 617,089 number 2.78 million number 2.16 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 853,564 number 5.33 million number 4.47 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.53 million number 9.61 million number 8.08 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.01 million number 14.34 million number 12.33 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.25 million number 25.24 million number 22.99 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 29.41 million number against 2.31 million number in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?
27.09 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Argentina ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary 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 secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.