China vs Indonesia: School age population, tertiary education, female

China
41.00 million number
in 2019
Indonesia
10.81 million number
in 2018
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
3rd

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

China currently reports 41.00 million number against 10.81 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 30.19 million number.

That makes China's figure about 3.8 times Indonesia's.

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

China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 43.70 million number 5.32 million number 38.39 million number China
1980s 53.82 million number 7.76 million number 46.07 million number China
1990s 58.12 million number 9.63 million number 48.49 million number China
2000s 53.16 million number 10.56 million number 42.60 million number China
2010s 49.24 million number 10.42 million number 38.81 million number China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, China or Indonesia?
China, at 41.00 million number against 10.81 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between China and Indonesia?
30.19 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.