ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Zambia: School age population, tertiary education, male

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
60.96 million
in 2024
Zambia
1.05 million
in 2025
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
54th
Zambia rank
57th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Zambia
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019972025

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 60.96 million against 1.05 million in Zambia, a difference of 59.91 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 58.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 57th of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 15.12 million 208,242 14.91 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 20.07 million 300,615 19.77 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 27.15 million 418,742 26.74 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 36.50 million 569,163 35.93 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 47.68 million 765,883 46.91 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 58.47 million 954,495 57.51 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Zambia?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 60.96 million against 1.05 million in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zambia?
59.91 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zambia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 57th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release