South Asia vs United States of America: School age population, upper secondary education, female

South Asia
65.41 million number
in 2019
United States of America
6.18 million number
in 2018
South Asia rank
8th
United States of America rank
6th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • South Asia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 65.41 million number against 6.18 million number in United States of America, a difference of 59.23 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 10.6 times United States of America's.

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

South Asia ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 30.39 million number 6.10 million number 24.29 million number South Asia
1980s 37.77 million number 5.59 million number 32.18 million number South Asia
1990s 47.37 million number 5.33 million number 42.04 million number South Asia
2000s 59.56 million number 6.15 million number 53.42 million number South Asia
2010s 63.93 million number 6.19 million number 57.74 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, South Asia or United States of America?
South Asia, at 65.41 million number against 6.18 million number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between South Asia and United States of America?
59.23 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do South Asia and United States of America rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
South Asia ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th of 45 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.