Indonesia vs United States: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Indonesia
2.38 million number
in 2020
United States
1.96 million number
in 2018
Indonesia rank
5th
United States rank
6th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Indonesia
  • United States
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.38 million number against 1.96 million number in United States, a difference of 426,850 number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia United States Difference Ahead
1970s 1.82 million number 1.74 million number 76,623 number Indonesia
1980s 2.11 million number 1.64 million number 470,079 number Indonesia
1990s 2.18 million number 1.89 million number 286,000 number Indonesia
2000s 2.19 million number 1.92 million number 270,844 number Indonesia
2010s 2.26 million number 1.99 million number 277,442 number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Indonesia or United States?
Indonesia, at 2.38 million number against 1.96 million number in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Indonesia and United States?
426,850 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Indonesia ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/