Algeria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Algeria
1.60 million number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
12.18 million number
in 2019
Algeria rank
31st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 12.18 million number against 1.60 million number in Algeria, a difference of 10.58 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.6 times Algeria's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 193 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 202,756 number 2.44 million number 2.24 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 318,353 number 3.52 million number 3.21 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 779,293 number 7.77 million number 6.99 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1.32 million number 11.84 million number 10.52 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Algeria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 12.18 million number against 1.60 million number in Algeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
10.58 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.