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

Puerto Rico
25.86 units per square kilometre
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.5 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Puerto Rico rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 25.86 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 23.36 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 10.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 203 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 32.25 units per square kilometre 0.3237 units per square kilometre 31.93 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 20.53 units per square kilometre 0.6155 units per square kilometre 19.91 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 18.9 units per square kilometre 0.788 units per square kilometre 18.11 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 28.45 units per square kilometre 2.28 units per square kilometre 26.17 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Puerto Rico, at 25.86 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2016.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23.36 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Puerto Rico ranks 29th 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.