Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, secondary education, both sexes
Egypt
10.66 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
149.89 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 149.89 million number against 10.66 million number in Egypt, a difference of 139.23 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.00 million number | 46.67 million number | 41.67 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 6.24 million number | 60.73 million number | 54.50 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 8.34 million number | 79.89 million number | 71.54 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 10.04 million number | 102.89 million number | 92.85 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 10.19 million number | 132.99 million number | 122.80 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 149.89 million number against 10.66 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 139.23 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.