Australia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, early childhood educational development
Australia
437,562
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
16.84 million
in 2024
Australia rank
27th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
25th
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Australia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 16.84 million against 437,562 in Australia, a difference of 16.41 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 38.5 times Australia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 27th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 104 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 383,019 | 12.78 million | 12.40 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 445,554 | 15.97 million | 15.52 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 437,906 | 16.84 million | 16.40 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
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 (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 16.84 million against 437,562 in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Australia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 16.41 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Australia ranks 27th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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