Australia vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Australia
665,521
in 2024
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
47.06 million
in 2024
Australia rank
81st
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
80th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

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How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 47.06 million against 665,521 in Australia, a difference of 46.40 million.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 70.7 times Australia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 81st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 80th of 220 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
2000s 550,854 28.96 million 28.41 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 578,117 36.89 million 36.31 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 617,501 44.99 million 44.37 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Australia or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 47.06 million against 665,521 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Australia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
46.40 million, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 81st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 80th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release