France vs GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

France
739,795
in 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
33.91 million
in 2024
France rank
40th
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
39th

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • France
  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 33.91 million against 739,795 in France, a difference of 33.17 million.

That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 45.8 times France's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

France ranks 40th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 39th of 222 countries.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
2000s 780,636 22.39 million 21.61 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 817,650 28.91 million 28.09 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 767,815 33.18 million 32.42 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, France or GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 33.91 million against 739,795 in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between France and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
33.17 million, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do France and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
France ranks 40th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 39th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release