Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

Philippines
28.32 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.5 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Philippines rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 28.32 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 25.82 units per square kilometre.

That makes Philippines's figure about 11.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 7.37 units per square kilometre 0.3237 units per square kilometre 7.05 units per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 10.82 units per square kilometre 0.6155 units per square kilometre 10.21 units per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 15.37 units per square kilometre 0.8461 units per square kilometre 14.52 units per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 20.82 units per square kilometre 1.47 units per square kilometre 19.35 units per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 25.47 units per square kilometre 2.33 units per square kilometre 23.15 units per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Philippines, at 28.32 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25.82 units per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.