Ireland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

Ireland
9,792 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
136,641 number
in 2015
Ireland rank
41st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
39th

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 136,641 number against 9,792 number in Ireland, a difference of 126,849 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.0 times Ireland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 41st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 117 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 23,064 number 137,353 number 114,289 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 23,526 number 416,545 number 393,020 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 28,575 number 496,422 number 467,847 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, Ireland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 136,641 number against 9,792 number in Ireland as of 2015.
What is the difference in enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
126,849 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Ireland ranks 41st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,445 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.