Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre was 0.1529 units per square kilometre in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.1529 units per square kilometre for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1529 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0189 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0541 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0743 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0777 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0791 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.086 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0977 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1006 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.111 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1209 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1307 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1409 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1343 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1387 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1444 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1458 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1486 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1529 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1033 units per square kilometre | 0.086 units per square kilometre | 0.1307 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1439 units per square kilometre | 0.1343 units per square kilometre | 0.1529 units per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 35 Croatia 2.37 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Honduras 2.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Poland 2.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Japan 2.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Costa Rica 2.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Serbia 2.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Portugal 2.1 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.1529 units per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1529 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0189 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Secondary education, vocational pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.