Australia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development
Australia
898,793
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
34.08 million
in 2024
Australia rank
27th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
30th
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Australia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 34.08 million against 898,793 in Australia, a difference of 33.18 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 37.9 times Australia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 27th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 30th of 104 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 786,776 | 25.88 million | 25.09 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 916,255 | 32.30 million | 31.39 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 900,450 | 34.05 million | 33.15 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Australia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 34.08 million against 898,793 in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Australia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 33.18 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Australia ranks 27th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 30th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release