Russia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, last grade of primary education, male

Russia
862,824 number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.85 million number
in 2019
Russia rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th

School age population, last grade of primary education, male over time

  • Russia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 13.85 million number against 862,824 number in Russia, a difference of 12.99 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 16.1 times Russia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 204 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.10 million number 4.21 million number 3.11 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1.03 million number 5.56 million number 4.54 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.20 million number 7.41 million number 6.21 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 822,313 number 9.41 million number 8.59 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 727,108 number 12.29 million number 11.57 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, Russia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 13.85 million number against 862,824 number in Russia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12.99 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Russia ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.