Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, upper secondary education, male

Italy
1.48 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
34.77 million number
in 2019
Italy rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 34.77 million number against 1.48 million number in Italy, a difference of 33.29 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 23.5 times Italy's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 205 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.10 million number 10.36 million number 8.25 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 2.33 million number 13.99 million number 11.66 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.88 million number 19.63 million number 17.75 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.49 million number 24.01 million number 22.51 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 1.47 million number 30.77 million number 29.30 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 34.77 million number against 1.48 million number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33.29 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Italy ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, male (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, male (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

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