Indonesia vs South Asia: School age population, secondary education, female

Indonesia
13.56 million number
in 2020
South Asia
115.80 million number
in 2019
Indonesia rank
5th
South Asia rank
7th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Indonesia
  • South Asia
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019952020

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 115.80 million number against 13.56 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 102.24 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 8.5 times Indonesia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 7th of 205 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 8.12 million number 58.94 million number 50.82 million number South Asia
1980s 10.79 million number 72.93 million number 62.14 million number South Asia
1990s 12.56 million number 90.54 million number 77.97 million number South Asia
2000s 13.05 million number 106.36 million number 93.30 million number South Asia
2010s 13.30 million number 113.70 million number 100.40 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Indonesia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 115.80 million number against 13.56 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Indonesia and South Asia?
102.24 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Indonesia and South Asia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Indonesia ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, female (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

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