Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre

Portugal
2.1 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.1529 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Portugal rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.1 units per square kilometre against 0.1529 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.95 units per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 13.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 200 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.45 units per square kilometre 0.028 units per square kilometre 1.42 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.2127 units per square kilometre 0.0601 units per square kilometre 0.1526 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.8836 units per square kilometre 0.0718 units per square kilometre 0.8118 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.32 units per square kilometre 0.1033 units per square kilometre 1.21 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 2.18 units per square kilometre 0.1428 units per square kilometre 2.03 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Portugal, at 2.1 units per square kilometre against 0.1529 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.95 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 8,119 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.