United States of America vs Upper middle income: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

United States of America
21.45 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
199.18 million number
in 2019
United States of America rank
4th
Upper middle income rank
8th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • United States of America
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 199.18 million number against 21.45 million number in United States of America, a difference of 177.73 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 9.3 times United States of America's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 203 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 19.65 million number 161.34 million number 141.70 million number Upper middle income
1980s 20.87 million number 199.39 million number 178.53 million number Upper middle income
1990s 18.44 million number 222.69 million number 204.25 million number Upper middle income
2000s 20.79 million number 226.84 million number 206.05 million number Upper middle income
2010s 22.05 million number 218.38 million number 196.33 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, United States of America or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 199.18 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 United States of America and Upper middle income?
177.73 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Upper middle income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do United States of America and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
United States of America ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 8th 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.