Guinea-Bissau vs Timor-Leste: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Guinea-Bissau
167,187 number
in 2014
Timor-Leste
122,946 number
in 2014
Guinea-Bissau rank
144th
Timor-Leste rank
147th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Timor-Leste
50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k175.0k197019922014

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 167,187 number against 122,946 number in Timor-Leste, a difference of 44,241 number.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th and Timor-Leste ranks 147th of 203 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1970s 69,467 number 55,873 number 13,593 number Guinea-Bissau
1980s 73,861 number 67,568 number 6,293 number Guinea-Bissau
1990s 95,377 number 73,855 number 21,522 number Guinea-Bissau
2000s 133,144 number 83,116 number 50,028 number Guinea-Bissau
2010s 159,038 number 112,390 number 46,647 number Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Timor-Leste?
Guinea-Bissau, at 167,187 number against 122,946 number in Timor-Leste as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste?
44,241 number, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th and Timor-Leste ranks 147th 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.