Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population of compulsory school age, male

Germany
5.22 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
108.75 million number
in 2019
Germany rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

  • Germany
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M199720082020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 108.75 million number against 5.22 million number in Germany, a difference of 103.53 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 20.8 times Germany's.

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

Germany 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 Germany Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 6.05 million number 41.64 million number 35.59 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 5.77 million number 61.33 million number 55.56 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 5.19 million number 96.84 million number 91.65 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, male, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 108.75 million number against 5.22 million number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
103.53 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?
Germany 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, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.