How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Finland?

44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

Eritrea vs Finland: School age population, tertiary education, female

Eritrea

150,703 number

in 2016

Finland

159,405 number

in 2018

Eritrea rank

123rd

Finland rank

120th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

Eritrea
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 159,405 number against 150,703 number in Eritrea, a difference of 8,702 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Eritrea ranks 123rd and Finland ranks 120th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	62,741 number	208,283 number	145,543 number	Finland
1980s	85,005 number	184,288 number	99,283 number	Finland
1990s	95,124 number	156,510 number	61,386 number	Finland
2000s	152,365 number	161,820 number	9,455 number	Finland
2010s	163,448 number	166,008 number	2,559 number	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Eritrea or Finland?: Finland, at 159,405 number against 150,703 number in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Eritrea and Finland?: 8,702 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Finland?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Finland rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?: Eritrea ranks 123rd and Finland ranks 120th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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