Ireland vs New Zealand: School age population, tertiary education, female

Ireland
146,422 number
in 2018
New Zealand
156,708 number
in 2018
Ireland rank
124th
New Zealand rank
121st

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 156,708 number against 146,422 number in Ireland, a difference of 10,286 number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 124th and New Zealand ranks 121st of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 134,780 number 129,892 number 4,888 number Ireland
1980s 149,310 number 143,597 number 5,712 number Ireland
1990s 161,098 number 138,368 number 22,730 number Ireland
2000s 160,855 number 143,534 number 17,321 number Ireland
2010s 141,482 number 159,037 number 17,555 number New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Ireland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 156,708 number against 146,422 number in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Ireland and New Zealand?
10,286 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Ireland ranks 124th 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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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.