India vs Upper middle income: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

India
45.18 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
5.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
18th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

India currently reports 45.18 units per square kilometre against 5.17 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 40.01 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 8.7 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 205 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 8.12 units per square kilometre 2.12 units per square kilometre 6 units per square kilometre India
1980s 13.41 units per square kilometre 3.17 units per square kilometre 10.24 units per square kilometre India
1990s 22.1 units per square kilometre 3.56 units per square kilometre 18.54 units per square kilometre India
2000s 29.1 units per square kilometre 4.71 units per square kilometre 24.39 units per square kilometre India
2010s 41.83 units per square kilometre 4.84 units per square kilometre 36.99 units per square kilometre India
2020s 45.9 units per square kilometre 5.04 units per square kilometre 40.87 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, India or Upper middle income?
India, at 45.18 units per square kilometre against 5.17 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between India and Upper middle income?
40.01 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Upper middle income?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do India and Upper middle income rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
India ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, 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.