Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Germany
2.21 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
40.07 million number
in 2019
Germany rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Germany
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 40.07 million number against 2.21 million number in Germany, a difference of 37.86 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 18.1 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.63 million number 12.95 million number 9.32 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 3.02 million number 16.33 million number 13.31 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 2.53 million number 20.27 million number 17.74 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.57 million number 27.38 million number 24.81 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.27 million number 35.64 million number 33.36 million number 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, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 40.07 million number against 2.21 million number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
37.86 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Germany ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 205 countries.
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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (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

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