Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States of America: School age population, primary education, female

Sub-Saharan Africa
89.59 million number
in 2019
United States of America
12.06 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th
United States of America rank
6th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 89.59 million number against 12.06 million number in United States of America, a difference of 77.52 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 7.4 times United States of America's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 6th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 27.94 million number 11.31 million number 16.63 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 36.74 million number 9.92 million number 26.81 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 48.38 million number 11.08 million number 37.30 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 61.43 million number 11.86 million number 49.56 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 79.34 million number 12.04 million number 67.31 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States of America?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 89.59 million number against 12.06 million number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
77.52 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 6th of 45 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (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

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