Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita

Bangladesh
0.0924 units per person
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0539 units per person
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.020.040.060.080.1197019942018

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0924 units per person against 0.0539 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0385 units per person.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 204 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0291 units per person 0.0194 units per person 0.0097 units per person Bangladesh
1980s 0.0303 units per person 0.0278 units per person 0.0025 units per person Bangladesh
1990s 0.0586 units per person 0.0306 units per person 0.028 units per person Bangladesh
2000s 0.0721 units per person 0.0392 units per person 0.0329 units per person Bangladesh
2010s 0.0835 units per person 0.0525 units per person 0.031 units per person Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per capita, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bangladesh, at 0.0924 units per person against 0.0539 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per capita between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0385 units per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.