Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Russian Federation
10.49 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
149.89 million number
in 2019
Russian Federation rank
15th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 149.89 million number against 10.49 million number in Russian Federation, a difference of 139.40 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.3 times Russian Federation's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 15th 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 Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 16.94 million number 46.67 million number 29.73 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 13.70 million number 60.73 million number 47.03 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 15.83 million number 79.89 million number 64.05 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 14.81 million number 102.89 million number 88.08 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 9.69 million number 132.99 million number 123.31 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, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 149.89 million number against 10.49 million number in Russian Federation as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
139.40 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Russian Federation ranks 15th 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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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