Post-demographic dividend vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Post-demographic dividend
79.42 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.25 million number
in 2020
Post-demographic dividend rank
26th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M197019952020

How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 79.42 million number against 5.25 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 74.17 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 15.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 100.41 million number 5.98 million number 94.43 million number Post-demographic dividend
1980s 98.11 million number 6.04 million number 92.07 million number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 88.90 million number 4.95 million number 83.95 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 86.24 million number 5.40 million number 80.84 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 80.38 million number 5.20 million number 75.18 million number Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Post-demographic dividend or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Post-demographic dividend, at 79.42 million number against 5.25 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
74.17 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 45 groups.
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.