Spain vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Spain
1.59 million
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
81.06 million
in 2024
Spain rank
49th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
51st

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

  • Spain
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 81.06 million against 1.59 million in Spain, a difference of 79.47 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 50.8 times Spain's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 49th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 51st of 220 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 927,522 49.92 million 48.99 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 1.19 million 62.90 million 61.71 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 1.51 million 77.42 million 75.91 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Spain or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 81.06 million against 1.59 million in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Spain and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
79.47 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Spain and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Spain ranks 49th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 51st 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