Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Russian Federation
964,766 number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
16.22 million number
in 2019
Russian Federation rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
13th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 16.22 million number against 964,766 number in Russian Federation, a difference of 15.26 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 16.8 times Russian Federation's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 202 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.00 million number 5.31 million number 4.30 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 1.08 million number 7.03 million number 5.94 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.16 million number 8.98 million number 7.83 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 688,682 number 11.36 million number 10.67 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 822,889 number 14.73 million number 13.90 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 16.22 million number against 964,766 number in Russian Federation as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
15.26 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Russian Federation ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/