Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Afghanistan
0.011 units per person
in 2020
Pakistan
0.0107 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
150th
Pakistan rank
153rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.011 units per person against 0.0107 units per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 150th and Pakistan ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.002 units per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.011 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 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), Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 0.011 units per person against 0.0107 units per person in Pakistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.0003 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Afghanistan ranks 150th and Pakistan ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.