Madagascar vs Small states: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Madagascar
2.69 million number
in 2018
Small states
3.36 million number
in 2019
Madagascar rank
43rd
Small states rank
40th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • Small states
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 3.36 million number against 2.69 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 672,300 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 40th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 638,357 number 1.67 million number 1.03 million number Small states
1980s 912,389 number 2.12 million number 1.21 million number Small states
1990s 1.25 million number 2.45 million number 1.20 million number Small states
2000s 1.68 million number 2.96 million number 1.28 million number Small states
2010s 2.35 million number 3.37 million number 1.02 million number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Madagascar or Small states?
Small states, at 3.36 million number against 2.69 million number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Small states?
672,300 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Small states?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Small states rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 40th 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.