Nepal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in secondary education, female

Nepal
1.78 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
29.34 million number
in 2018
Nepal rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
27th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Nepal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 29.34 million number against 1.78 million number in Nepal, a difference of 27.56 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.5 times Nepal's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 50,381 number 2.88 million number 2.83 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 117,459 number 5.42 million number 5.30 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 327,769 number 8.17 million number 7.84 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 836,821 number 14.34 million number 13.51 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.55 million number 25.17 million number 23.62 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Nepal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 29.34 million number against 1.78 million number in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
27.56 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Nepal ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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.