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

Colombia
0.0909 units per person
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0539 units per person
in 2018
Colombia rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.020.040.060.080.1197019942018

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0909 units per person against 0.0539 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.037 units per person.

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

Across all 41 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 204 countries.

Colombia 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 0.0409 units per person 0.0189 units per person 0.0219 units per person Colombia
1980s 0.0519 units per person 0.0276 units per person 0.0243 units per person Colombia
1990s 0.0598 units per person 0.0294 units per person 0.0304 units per person Colombia
2000s 0.0954 units per person 0.0403 units per person 0.0551 units per person Colombia
2010s 0.0975 units per person 0.0526 units per person 0.0449 units per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per capita, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Colombia, at 0.0909 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 Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.037 units per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Colombia ranks 38th 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.