France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

France
6.27 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
81.42 million
in 2024
France rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
23rd

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 81.42 million against 6.27 million in France, a difference of 75.15 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.0 times France's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

France ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.81 million 7.04 million 2.23 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 5.23 million 13.54 million 8.32 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 5.80 million 19.24 million 13.44 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 5.91 million 32.92 million 27.01 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 5.98 million 57.90 million 51.92 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 6.23 million 77.20 million 70.97 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 81.42 million against 6.27 million in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
75.15 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
France ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 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.