Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs India: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
5.16 units per square kilometre
in 2018
India
42.89 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
12th
India rank
15th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 42.89 units per square kilometre against 5.16 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 37.73 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 8.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th and India ranks 15th of 41 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) India Difference Ahead
1970s 41.12 units per square kilometre 8.24 units per square kilometre 32.88 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 39.16 units per square kilometre 13.3 units per square kilometre 25.86 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 13.88 units per square kilometre 20.62 units per square kilometre 6.73 units per square kilometre India
2000s 5.94 units per square kilometre 28.32 units per square kilometre 22.38 units per square kilometre India
2010s 4.95 units per square kilometre 42.48 units per square kilometre 37.53 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or India?
India, at 42.89 units per square kilometre against 5.16 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
37.73 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th and India ranks 15th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.