Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in secondary education, female

Italy
2.22 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
29.41 million number
in 2018
Italy rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 29.41 million number against 2.22 million number in Italy, a difference of 27.19 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.2 times Italy's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.12 million number 2.84 million number 719,297 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 2.58 million number 5.46 million number 2.88 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 2.36 million number 8.49 million number 6.13 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 2.18 million number 14.34 million number 12.17 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.22 million number 25.70 million number 23.49 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 29.41 million number against 2.22 million number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
27.19 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Italy ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.