Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Belgium
0.1004 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0631 units per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.020.040.060.080.10.12197019972024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.1004 units per person against 0.0631 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0373 units per person.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 206 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0806 units per person 0.0207 units per person 0.0599 units per person Belgium
1980s 0.0833 units per person 0.0302 units per person 0.0531 units per person Belgium
1990s 0.0936 units per person 0.0323 units per person 0.0613 units per person Belgium
2000s 0.1118 units per person 0.0423 units per person 0.0694 units per person Belgium
2010s 0.1067 units per person 0.057 units per person 0.0497 units per person Belgium
2020s 0.0996 units per person 0.0627 units per person 0.0369 units per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Belgium, at 0.1004 units per person against 0.0631 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0373 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
Belgium ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.