ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, primary education, female

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
99.97 million
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.33 million
in 2024
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
32nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
33rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 99.97 million against 2.33 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 97.63 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 42.8 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 32nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 63.38 million 2.14 million 61.24 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 82.96 million 2.21 million 80.75 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 97.76 million 2.33 million 95.43 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 99.97 million against 2.33 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
97.63 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 32nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release