India vs Indonesia: School age population, primary education, female

India
57.92 million number
in 2020
Indonesia
13.62 million number
in 2020
India rank
1st
Indonesia rank
4th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019952020

How they compare

India currently reports 57.92 million number against 13.62 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 44.30 million number.

That makes India's figure about 4.3 times Indonesia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 4th of 206 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 37.49 million number 9.93 million number 27.56 million number India
1980s 45.56 million number 12.07 million number 33.49 million number India
1990s 54.48 million number 13.08 million number 41.40 million number India
2000s 58.21 million number 13.17 million number 45.05 million number India
2010s 59.97 million number 13.58 million number 46.40 million number India
2020s 57.92 million number 13.62 million number 44.30 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, India or Indonesia?
India, at 57.92 million number against 13.62 million number in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between India and Indonesia?
44.30 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.