Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Rwanda
1.16 million number
in 2019
Zimbabwe
1.35 million number
in 2015
Rwanda rank
70th
Zimbabwe rank
67th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.35 million number against 1.16 million number in Rwanda, a difference of 198,110 number.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 404,828 number 518,254 number 113,426 number Zimbabwe
1980s 500,826 number 813,366 number 312,540 number Zimbabwe
1990s 597,244 number 1.17 million number 569,607 number Zimbabwe
2000s 895,503 number 1.36 million number 464,962 number Zimbabwe
2010s 1.05 million number 1.37 million number 319,217 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.35 million number against 1.16 million number in Rwanda as of 2015.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
198,110 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Rwanda ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th 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.