Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Italy
2.87 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
68.91 million number
in 2019
Italy rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th

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

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 68.91 million number against 2.87 million number in Italy, a difference of 66.04 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 24.0 times Italy's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 205 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.13 million number 20.56 million number 16.43 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 4.56 million number 27.80 million number 23.24 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 3.68 million number 39.03 million number 35.34 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 2.91 million number 47.73 million number 44.83 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.84 million number 61.06 million number 58.22 million number 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, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 68.91 million number against 2.87 million number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66.04 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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