Spain vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, early childhood educational development

Spain
490,837
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
16.84 million
in 2024
Spain rank
26th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
25th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • Spain
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M199820112024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 16.84 million against 490,837 in Spain, a difference of 16.35 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 34.3 times Spain's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 26th 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 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2010s 623,446 16.45 million 15.83 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 514,897 16.84 million 16.33 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, Spain or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 Spain and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
16.35 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Spain and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Spain ranks 26th 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

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