Australia vs Guatemala: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Australia
1.56 million number
in 2018
Guatemala
1.68 million number
in 2015
Australia rank
60th
Guatemala rank
57th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1.68 million number against 1.56 million number in Australia, a difference of 127,510 number.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 60th and Guatemala ranks 57th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Guatemala in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 1.18 million number 583,295 number 600,060 number Australia
1980s 1.32 million number 726,245 number 596,309 number Australia
1990s 1.35 million number 969,622 number 376,989 number Australia
2000s 1.39 million number 1.27 million number 125,379 number Australia
2010s 1.61 million number 1.64 million number 33,317 number Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Australia or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 1.68 million number against 1.56 million number in Australia as of 2015.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Australia and Guatemala?
127,510 number, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guatemala?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Australia and Guatemala rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 60th and Guatemala ranks 57th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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