Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in secondary education, male

Italy
2.41 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
33.74 million number
in 2018
Italy rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
24th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 33.74 million number against 2.41 million number in Italy, a difference of 31.32 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.0 times Italy's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 202 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.49 million number 4.21 million number 1.71 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 2.74 million number 8.09 million number 5.34 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 2.47 million number 10.70 million number 8.23 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 2.34 million number 18.26 million number 15.92 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.39 million number 30.24 million number 27.85 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 33.74 million number against 2.41 million number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
31.32 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Italy ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.