North America vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, lower secondary education, male

North America
7.04 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.19 million number
in 2020
North America rank
40th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
35th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • North America
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

North America currently reports 7.04 million number against 1.19 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 5.85 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 5.9 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 40th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th of 45 groups.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 7.11 million number 1.38 million number 5.73 million number North America
1980s 6.22 million number 1.26 million number 4.96 million number North America
1990s 6.24 million number 1.09 million number 5.15 million number North America
2000s 6.98 million number 1.18 million number 5.80 million number North America
2010s 6.91 million number 1.11 million number 5.80 million number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, North America or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
North America, at 7.04 million number against 1.19 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between North America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
5.85 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do North America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
North America ranks 40th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, 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, lower secondary education, male (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

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