Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, secondary education, male

Germany
3.68 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
75.60 million number
in 2019
Germany rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Germany
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 75.60 million number against 3.68 million number in Germany, a difference of 71.92 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 20.5 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 5.59 million number 23.42 million number 17.83 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 5.10 million number 30.50 million number 25.40 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 3.98 million number 40.13 million number 36.15 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 4.12 million number 51.69 million number 47.57 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 3.71 million number 66.98 million number 63.28 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, male, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 75.60 million number against 3.68 million number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
71.92 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Germany ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (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, male (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

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