Madagascar vs North America: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Madagascar
1.81 million number
in 2020
North America
13.84 million number
in 2019
Madagascar rank
36th
North America rank
36th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 13.84 million number against 1.81 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 12.03 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 7.6 times Madagascar's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 36th and North America ranks 36th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar North America Difference Ahead
1970s 457,052 number 13.85 million number 13.39 million number North America
1980s 630,471 number 12.88 million number 12.25 million number North America
1990s 858,845 number 12.13 million number 11.27 million number North America
2000s 1.14 million number 14.21 million number 13.07 million number North America
2010s 1.59 million number 14.02 million number 12.43 million number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Madagascar or North America?
North America, at 13.84 million number against 1.81 million number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Madagascar and North America?
12.03 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and North America?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and North America rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 36th and North America ranks 36th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.