Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, tertiary education, female

Russian Federation
3.34 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
47.21 million number
in 2019
Russian Federation rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 47.21 million number against 3.34 million number in Russian Federation, a difference of 43.88 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.1 times Russian Federation's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 203 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 6.02 million number 15.11 million number 9.09 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 5.35 million number 19.70 million number 14.34 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 5.07 million number 26.41 million number 21.34 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 6.00 million number 35.39 million number 29.39 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 4.48 million number 44.27 million number 39.79 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 47.21 million number against 3.34 million number in Russian Federation as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
43.88 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Russian Federation ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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