Pakistan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Pakistan
2.68 million
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3.20 million
in 2023
Pakistan rank
19th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
16th

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

  • Pakistan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 3.20 million against 2.68 million in Pakistan, a difference of 514,800.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Pakistan ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 200 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 124,146 689,609 565,464 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 264,458 1.02 million 754,801 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 263,118 1.27 million 1.01 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 811,311 2.32 million 1.51 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.89 million 2.44 million 559,056 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 2.72 million 3.01 million 292,712 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Pakistan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 3.20 million against 2.68 million in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Pakistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
514,800, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Pakistan ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th 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.