Eritrea vs Finland: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Eritrea
304,262 number
in 2016
Finland
326,291 number
in 2018
Eritrea rank
123rd
Finland rank
120th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 326,291 number against 304,262 number in Eritrea, a difference of 22,029 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Eritrea ranks 123rd and Finland ranks 120th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Finland Difference Ahead
1970s 126,274 number 427,388 number 301,114 number Finland
1980s 171,095 number 376,941 number 205,847 number Finland
1990s 190,003 number 319,769 number 129,766 number Finland
2000s 305,188 number 331,197 number 26,009 number Finland
2010s 329,080 number 338,959 number 9,880 number Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Eritrea or Finland?
Finland, at 326,291 number against 304,262 number in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Finland?
22,029 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Finland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Finland rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 123rd and Finland ranks 120th 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.