Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Pakistan
10.57 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
119.65 million number
in 2019
Pakistan rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M199720082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 119.65 million number against 10.57 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 109.08 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 11.3 times Pakistan's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 199 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 16.78 million number 72.02 million number 55.24 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 17.90 million number 79.05 million number 61.16 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 13.75 million number 103.86 million number 90.11 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 119.65 million number against 10.57 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
109.08 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Pakistan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/