Pakistan vs Viet Nam: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Pakistan
2.68 million
in 2024
Viet Nam
2.49 million
in 2024
Pakistan rank
19th
Viet Nam rank
20th

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

  • Pakistan
  • Viet Nam
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2.68 million against 2.49 million in Viet Nam, a difference of 195,270.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 140,846 109,798 31,048 Pakistan
1980s 264,458 145,518 118,940 Pakistan
1990s 263,118 140,763 122,355 Pakistan
2000s 811,311 1.39 million 577,236 Viet Nam
2010s 1.89 million 2.20 million 315,681 Viet Nam
2020s 2.71 million 2.50 million 211,222 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), Pakistan or Viet Nam?
Pakistan, at 2.68 million against 2.49 million in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Pakistan and Viet Nam?
195,270, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Viet Nam?
34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Viet Nam rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Pakistan ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 20th 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.