Nepal vs North America: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Nepal
4.25 million number
in 2020
North America
27.62 million number
in 2019
Nepal rank
37th
North America rank
37th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Nepal
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 27.62 million number against 4.25 million number in Nepal, a difference of 23.37 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 6.5 times Nepal's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 37th and North America ranks 37th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal North America Difference Ahead
1970s 1.41 million number 26.89 million number 25.49 million number North America
1980s 1.88 million number 24.65 million number 22.77 million number North America
1990s 2.64 million number 24.30 million number 21.66 million number North America
2000s 4.20 million number 27.83 million number 23.63 million number North America
2010s 4.62 million number 27.55 million number 22.93 million number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Nepal or North America?
North America, at 27.62 million number against 4.25 million number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Nepal and North America?
23.37 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and North America?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Nepal and North America rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Nepal ranks 37th and North America ranks 37th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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