Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tuvalu: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
8.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
47.27 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th
Tuvalu rank
20th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

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

Tuvalu currently reports 47.27 units per square kilometre against 8.15 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 39.12 units per square kilometre.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 5.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Tuvalu ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1980s 2.89 units per square kilometre 34.41 units per square kilometre 31.52 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
1990s 3.55 units per square kilometre 45.74 units per square kilometre 42.19 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
2000s 4.96 units per square kilometre 47.07 units per square kilometre 42.11 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
2010s 7.08 units per square kilometre 45.41 units per square kilometre 38.34 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
2020s 7.99 units per square kilometre 47.05 units per square kilometre 39.06 units per square kilometre Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 47.27 units per square kilometre against 8.15 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tuvalu?
39.12 units per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tuvalu?
24 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tuvalu rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Tuvalu ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.