India vs Indonesia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

India
123.01 million number
in 2019
Indonesia
22.13 million number
in 2018
India rank
1st
Indonesia rank
3rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019942019

How they compare

India currently reports 123.01 million number against 22.13 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 100.88 million number.

That makes India's figure about 5.6 times Indonesia's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 57.58 million number 10.69 million number 46.90 million number India
1980s 72.50 million number 15.72 million number 56.78 million number India
1990s 88.28 million number 19.49 million number 68.79 million number India
2000s 108.42 million number 21.30 million number 87.12 million number India
2010s 119.26 million number 21.10 million number 98.16 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, India or Indonesia?
India, at 123.01 million number against 22.13 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between India and Indonesia?
100.88 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 3rd 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.