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

Malaysia
3.46 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
3.33 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
74th
Pakistan rank
77th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Pakistan
01234197119972023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.46 units per square kilometre against 3.33 units per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.13 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.

Malaysia ranks 74th and Pakistan ranks 77th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1612 units per square kilometre 0.1992 units per square kilometre 0.0379 units per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.3101 units per square kilometre 0.3282 units per square kilometre 0.0181 units per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 0.4291 units per square kilometre 0.3413 units per square kilometre 0.0878 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 2.44 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre 1.39 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 3.59 units per square kilometre 2.45 units per square kilometre 1.15 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 3.5 units per square kilometre 3.53 units per square kilometre 0.0327 units per square kilometre 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), Malaysia or Pakistan?
Malaysia, at 3.46 units per square kilometre against 3.33 units per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Malaysia and Pakistan?
0.13 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pakistan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Malaysia ranks 74th and Pakistan ranks 77th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. 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), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.