What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Eritrea and New Zealand?

6,005 number, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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 New Zealand: School age population, tertiary education, female

Eritrea

150,703 number

in 2016

New Zealand

156,708 number

in 2018

Eritrea rank

123rd

New Zealand rank

121st

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

Eritrea
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 156,708 number against 150,703 number in Eritrea, a difference of 6,005 number.

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

Eritrea ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 121st of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	62,741 number	129,892 number	67,152 number	New Zealand
1980s	85,005 number	143,597 number	58,593 number	New Zealand
1990s	95,124 number	138,368 number	43,243 number	New Zealand
2000s	152,365 number	143,534 number	8,831 number	Eritrea
2010s	163,448 number	159,578 number	3,870 number	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Eritrea or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 156,708 number against 150,703 number in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Eritrea and New Zealand?: 6,005 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and New Zealand?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?: Eritrea ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 121st 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.