Brazil vs United States of America: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Brazil
14.03 million number
in 2011
United States of America
12.42 million number
in 2018
Brazil rank
5th
United States of America rank
7th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 14.03 million number against 12.42 million number in United States of America, a difference of 1.61 million number.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 7th of 205 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 13.74 million number 11.83 million number 1.91 million number Brazil
2000s 13.88 million number 12.66 million number 1.23 million number Brazil
2010s 14.03 million number 12.37 million number 1.67 million number Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Brazil or United States of America?
Brazil, at 14.03 million number against 12.42 million number in United States of America as of 2011.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Brazil and United States of America?
1.61 million number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.