What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

9.34 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

14 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Algeria

761,505 number

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

10.11 million number

in 2018

Algeria rank

26th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

26th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

Algeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 10.11 million number against 761,505 number in Algeria, a difference of 9.34 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.3 times Algeria's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 188 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	489,168 number	3.73 million number	3.24 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	642,626 number	5.16 million number	4.52 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	757,862 number	7.64 million number	6.88 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, female, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 10.11 million number against 761,505 number in Algeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 9.34 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?: Algeria ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper 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 upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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