Canada vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Canada
1.62 million number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
14.73 million number
in 2019
Canada rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th

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

  • Canada
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 14.73 million number against 1.62 million number in Canada, a difference of 13.11 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 9.1 times Canada's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 193 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.08 million number 1.26 million number 176,540 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 1.68 million number 2.69 million number 1.01 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 1.69 million number 4.16 million number 2.47 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 1.36 million number 9.40 million number 8.05 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.55 million number 14.04 million number 12.49 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Canada or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 14.73 million number against 1.62 million number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
13.11 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Canada ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th 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.