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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
80.84 million number
in 2019
Türkiye
5.41 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
19th
Türkiye rank
16th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Türkiye
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 80.84 million number against 5.41 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 75.44 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.0 times Türkiye's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 25.93 million number 2.70 million number 23.24 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 32.76 million number 3.30 million number 29.46 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 40.71 million number 3.81 million number 36.90 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 55.00 million number 3.81 million number 51.20 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 71.79 million number 4.92 million number 66.87 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Türkiye?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 80.84 million number against 5.41 million number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
75.44 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 45 groups.
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.