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

Italy
4.61 million
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
81.42 million
in 2024
Italy rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
23rd

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • 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 4.61 million in Italy, a difference of 76.82 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.7 times Italy's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 26th 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 Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.61 million 7.04 million 2.43 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 5.32 million 13.54 million 8.22 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 4.83 million 19.24 million 14.41 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 4.52 million 32.92 million 28.40 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 4.61 million 57.90 million 53.29 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 4.63 million 76.14 million 71.51 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, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 81.42 million against 4.61 million in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
76.82 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 26th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.