France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

France
3.34 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
80.84 million number
in 2019
France rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
19th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 80.84 million number against 3.34 million number in France, a difference of 77.50 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 24.2 times France's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

France ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 205 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.39 million number 25.93 million number 22.54 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 3.37 million number 32.76 million number 29.39 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 3.06 million number 40.71 million number 37.65 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 3.17 million number 55.00 million number 51.83 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 3.28 million number 71.79 million number 68.51 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 80.84 million number against 3.34 million number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
77.50 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
France ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.