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

Indonesia
22.13 million number
in 2018
United States of America
21.45 million number
in 2018
Indonesia rank
3rd
United States of America rank
4th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Indonesia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 22.13 million number against 21.45 million number in United States of America, a difference of 682,400 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Indonesia ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 10.69 million number 19.65 million number 8.96 million number United States of America
1980s 15.72 million number 20.87 million number 5.15 million number United States of America
1990s 19.49 million number 18.44 million number 1.05 million number Indonesia
2000s 21.30 million number 20.79 million number 506,820 number Indonesia
2010s 21.10 million number 22.05 million number 950,411 number United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Indonesia or United States of America?
Indonesia, at 22.13 million number against 21.45 million number in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Indonesia and United States of America?
682,400 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 3rd 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.