SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Zambia: School age population, upper secondary education, female

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
38.57 million
in 2024
Zambia
735,829
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
54th
Zambia rank
52nd

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 38.57 million against 735,829 in Zambia, a difference of 37.84 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 52.4 times Zambia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 221 groups.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 9.53 million 101,233 9.43 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 13.44 million 186,030 13.26 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 19.04 million 303,040 18.74 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 23.51 million 394,015 23.12 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 29.87 million 525,518 29.34 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 36.80 million 664,609 36.14 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Zambia?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 38.57 million against 735,829 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
37.84 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release