Post-demographic dividend vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Post-demographic dividend
63.91 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.02 million number
in 2018
Post-demographic dividend rank
25th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
25th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 63.91 million number against 4.02 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 59.89 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 15.9 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 45 groups.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 72.24 million number 3.96 million number 68.28 million number Post-demographic dividend
1980s 76.66 million number 4.61 million number 72.05 million number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 71.89 million number 3.87 million number 68.02 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 68.69 million number 3.82 million number 64.87 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 66.69 million number 4.14 million number 62.55 million number Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Post-demographic dividend or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Post-demographic dividend, at 63.91 million number against 4.02 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
59.89 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 45 groups.
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.