MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs South Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, female

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
47.70 million
in 2024
South Africa
1.08 million
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
40th
South Africa rank
43rd

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 47.70 million against 1.08 million in South Africa, a difference of 46.62 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 44.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 13.24 million 826,191 12.41 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 16.70 million 1.09 million 15.61 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 20.67 million 1.22 million 19.45 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 28.24 million 1.13 million 27.11 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 36.90 million 978,784 35.93 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 45.84 million 1.06 million 44.78 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or South Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 47.70 million against 1.08 million in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and South Africa?
46.62 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and South Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, 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, lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release