OECD members vs United Kingdom: School age population, upper secondary education, female

OECD members
25.72 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom
1.43 million number
in 2020
OECD members rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
20th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • OECD members
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 25.72 million number against 1.43 million number in United Kingdom, a difference of 24.29 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 18.0 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 27.11 million number 1.61 million number 25.50 million number OECD members
1980s 28.32 million number 1.75 million number 26.57 million number OECD members
1990s 27.16 million number 1.38 million number 25.77 million number OECD members
2000s 26.37 million number 1.51 million number 24.86 million number OECD members
2010s 26.15 million number 1.48 million number 24.67 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, OECD members or United Kingdom?
OECD members, at 25.72 million number against 1.43 million number in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between OECD members and United Kingdom?
24.29 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United Kingdom?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do OECD members and United Kingdom rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
OECD members ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, female (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

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