Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, upper secondary education, male

Sub-Saharan Africa
34.77 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.49 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 34.77 million number against 1.49 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 33.28 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 23.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 10.36 million number 1.69 million number 8.66 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 13.99 million number 1.83 million number 12.16 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 19.63 million number 1.44 million number 18.19 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 24.01 million number 1.59 million number 22.42 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 30.77 million number 1.54 million number 29.23 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, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 34.77 million number against 1.49 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
33.28 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 45 groups.
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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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.