Sub-Saharan Africa vs Türkiye: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

Sub-Saharan Africa
13.85 million number
in 2019
Türkiye
695,195 number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th
Türkiye rank
17th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Türkiye
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 13.85 million number against 695,195 number in Türkiye, a difference of 13.15 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 19.9 times Türkiye's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 4.21 million number 471,435 number 3.74 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 5.56 million number 578,090 number 4.99 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 7.41 million number 649,862 number 6.76 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 9.41 million number 649,222 number 8.76 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 12.29 million number 675,481 number 11.62 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Türkiye?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 13.85 million number against 695,195 number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
13.15 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 45 groups.
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.