Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Sub-Saharan Africa
81.43 million
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6.40 million
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 81.43 million against 6.40 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 75.03 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.7 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 7.05 million 4.87 million 2.18 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 13.55 million 5.00 million 8.56 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 19.25 million 4.80 million 14.45 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 32.93 million 5.47 million 27.46 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 57.91 million 5.99 million 51.92 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 76.15 million 6.26 million 69.89 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 81.43 million against 6.40 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
75.03 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 45 groups.
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.