United States of America vs Upper middle income: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

United States of America
25.05 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
241.04 million number
in 2019
United States of America rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
10th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • United States of America
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 241.04 million number against 25.05 million number in United States of America, a difference of 215.99 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 9.6 times United States of America's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 205 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 24.96 million number 192.49 million number 167.54 million number Upper middle income
1980s 22.49 million number 275.08 million number 252.59 million number Upper middle income
1990s 21.95 million number 269.01 million number 247.06 million number Upper middle income
2000s 25.28 million number 290.43 million number 265.15 million number Upper middle income
2010s 25.11 million number 247.39 million number 222.29 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, United States of America or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 241.04 million number against 25.05 million number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between United States of America and Upper middle income?
215.99 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Upper middle income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do United States of America and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
United States of America ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 10th 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.