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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
149.75 million number
in 2019
Sudan
5.97 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
19th
Sudan rank
22nd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Sudan
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 149.75 million number against 5.97 million number in Sudan, a difference of 143.78 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 25.1 times Sudan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 89.72 million number 3.04 million number 86.68 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 102.74 million number 3.44 million number 99.29 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 132.85 million number 4.46 million number 128.40 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, secondary education, both sexes, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sudan?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 149.75 million number against 5.97 million number in Sudan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sudan?
143.78 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sudan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sudan rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
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.