Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Argentina
10.15 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
214.95 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199720082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 214.95 million number against 10.15 million number in Argentina, a difference of 204.80 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.2 times Argentina's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 186 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 6.91 million number 82.78 million number 75.87 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 7.88 million number 121.67 million number 113.79 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 9.62 million number 191.62 million number 182.00 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 214.95 million number against 10.15 million number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
204.80 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.