India vs United States: School age population, tertiary education, female

India
57.89 million number
in 2019
United States
10.47 million number
in 2018
India rank
1st
United States rank
4th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • India
  • United States
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M197019942019

How they compare

India currently reports 57.89 million number against 10.47 million number in United States, a difference of 47.42 million number.

That makes India's figure about 5.5 times United States's.

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

India ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1970s 27.57 million number 9.74 million number 17.83 million number India
1980s 34.74 million number 10.12 million number 24.62 million number India
1990s 42.37 million number 8.99 million number 33.38 million number India
2000s 51.60 million number 10.12 million number 41.48 million number India
2010s 56.26 million number 10.75 million number 45.52 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, India or United States?
India, at 57.89 million number against 10.47 million number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between India and United States?
47.42 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do India and United States rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
India ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th 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.