India vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled

India
2.30 million
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.21 million
in 2017
India rank
5th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled over time

  • India
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

India currently reports 2.30 million against 2.21 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 89,300.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

India ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 294,775 188,031 106,743 India
1980s 617,702 348,927 268,775 India
1990s 757,224 766,078 8,854 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 696,204 1.07 million 377,414 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.78 million 2.06 million 279,816 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled, India or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
India, at 2.30 million against 2.21 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled between India and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
89,300, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do India and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
India ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils with 606 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.