Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, pupils

Algeria
6.07 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
81.43 million
in 2024
Algeria rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Algeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019972024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 81.43 million against 6.07 million in Algeria, a difference of 75.36 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.4 times Algeria's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 489,604 7.05 million 6.56 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 1.55 million 13.55 million 12.01 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 2.43 million 18.95 million 16.51 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 3.62 million 32.93 million 29.31 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 4.34 million 48.27 million 43.93 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 5.72 million 79.70 million 73.98 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 81.43 million against 6.07 million in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
75.36 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Algeria ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.