Colombia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Colombia
4.46 million
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
59.80 million
in 2018
Colombia rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
22nd

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Colombia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 59.80 million against 4.46 million in Colombia, a difference of 55.34 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 956,761 6.37 million 5.41 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 1.51 million 12.40 million 10.89 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 2.07 million 16.66 million 14.59 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 3.99 million 31.42 million 27.43 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 4.55 million 52.66 million 48.11 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 59.80 million against 4.46 million in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
55.34 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Colombia ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.