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

Colombia
711,826 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
10.07 million number
in 2018
Colombia rank
30th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
28th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 10.07 million number against 711,826 number in Colombia, a difference of 9.36 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 188 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 499,341 number 3.70 million number 3.20 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 604,497 number 5.30 million number 4.70 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 725,360 number 9.10 million number 8.38 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 upper secondary education, female, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 10.07 million number against 711,826 number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9.36 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
Colombia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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

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