Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled

Romania
413,229
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.65 million
in 2018
Romania rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Romania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 3.65 million against 413,229 in Romania, a difference of 3.24 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 8.8 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 592,335 565,031 27,304 Romania
1980s 1.23 million 1.19 million 39,840 Romania
1990s 867,373 1.52 million 649,849 Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 642,531 2.20 million 1.56 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 498,281 3.32 million 2.82 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 3.65 million against 413,229 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.24 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
Romania ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils with 606 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.