MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Spain: School age population, early childhood educational development

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
16.84 million
in 2024
Spain
490,837
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
25th
Spain rank
26th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Spain
05.0M10.0M15.0M199820112024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 16.84 million against 490,837 in Spain, a difference of 16.35 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 34.3 times Spain's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 25th and Spain ranks 26th of 187 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 16.45 million 623,446 15.83 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 16.84 million 514,897 16.33 million MDG: 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, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Spain?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 16.84 million against 490,837 in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Spain?
16.35 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Spain?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Spain rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 25th and Spain ranks 26th of 187 groups.
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

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release