Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Progression to secondary school
Progression to secondary school over time
- Germany
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Germany currently reports 99.5% against 75.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 23.9%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 167 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 59.8% | 40.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 69.1% | 30.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 76.0% | 23.6% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Germany, at 99.5% against 75.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23.9%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- Germany ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).