Italy vs North America: School age population, tertiary education, female

Italy
1.42 million number
in 2018
North America
11.60 million number
in 2019
Italy rank
37th
North America rank
37th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Italy
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 11.60 million number against 1.42 million number in Italy, a difference of 10.18 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 8.2 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 37th and North America ranks 37th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy North America Difference Ahead
1970s 1.96 million number 10.81 million number 8.84 million number North America
1980s 2.20 million number 11.27 million number 9.08 million number North America
1990s 2.10 million number 9.97 million number 7.86 million number North America
2000s 1.57 million number 11.18 million number 9.61 million number North America
2010s 1.45 million number 11.90 million number 10.45 million number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Italy or North America?
North America, at 11.60 million number against 1.42 million number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Italy and North America?
10.18 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Italy and North America rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Italy ranks 37th and North America ranks 37th 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.