Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Japan
6.61 million
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
81.43 million
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 81.43 million against 6.61 million in Japan, a difference of 74.82 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.85 million | 7.05 million | 1.81 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.46 million | 13.55 million | 3.09 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 10.04 million | 19.25 million | 9.21 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 7.12 million | 61.45 million | 54.33 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 6.69 million | 76.15 million | 69.46 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 81.43 million against 6.61 million in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 74.82 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st 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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About this data
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.