New Zealand vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

New Zealand
251,357
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
20.71 million
in 2024
New Zealand rank
86th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
83rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • New Zealand
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 20.71 million against 251,357 in New Zealand, a difference of 20.46 million.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's figure about 82.4 times New Zealand's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 86th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 83rd of 200 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 62,987 1.51 million 1.44 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1980s 95,963 2.74 million 2.65 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1990s 149,203 4.05 million 3.91 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2010s 264,374 17.29 million 17.03 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2020s 249,251 19.43 million 19.18 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), New Zealand or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 20.71 million against 251,357 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between New Zealand and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
20.46 million, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
New Zealand ranks 86th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 83rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 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.