Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uganda: School age population, secondary education, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
74.22 million number
in 2019
Uganda
3.31 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th
Uganda rank
21st

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 74.22 million number against 3.31 million number in Uganda, a difference of 70.91 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 22.4 times Uganda's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 21st of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 23.16 million number 708,010 number 22.45 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 30.15 million number 965,438 number 29.18 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 39.68 million number 1.37 million number 38.31 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 51.12 million number 1.95 million number 49.17 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 65.94 million number 2.74 million number 63.20 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, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 74.22 million number against 3.31 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
70.91 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 Uganda?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 21st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, female (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

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