Brazil vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, primary education, both sexes

Brazil
12.44 million number
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
181.13 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
13th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019942019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 181.13 million number against 12.44 million number in Brazil, a difference of 168.69 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 12.64 million number 108.16 million number 95.52 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 13.60 million number 124.87 million number 111.28 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 12.44 million number 147.41 million number 134.97 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, primary education, both sexes, Brazil or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 181.13 million number against 12.44 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
168.69 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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