India vs United States of America: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

India
123.01 million number
in 2019
United States of America
21.45 million number
in 2018
India rank
1st
United States of America rank
4th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • India
  • United States of America
25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019942019

How they compare

India currently reports 123.01 million number against 21.45 million number in United States of America, a difference of 101.56 million number.

That makes India's figure about 5.7 times United States of America's.

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

India ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 57.58 million number 19.65 million number 37.94 million number India
1980s 72.50 million number 20.87 million number 51.63 million number India
1990s 88.28 million number 18.44 million number 69.84 million number India
2000s 108.42 million number 20.79 million number 87.63 million number India
2010s 119.26 million number 22.05 million number 97.21 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 United States of America?
India, at 123.01 million number against 21.45 million number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between India and United States of America?
101.56 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do India and United States of America rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
India ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th 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.