Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
18.26 million number
in 2019
Pakistan
1.88 million number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
25th
Pakistan rank
26th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 18.26 million number against 1.88 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 16.39 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.7 times Pakistan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Pakistan ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 9.55 million number 124,146 number 9.42 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 10.01 million number 252,983 number 9.75 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 10.00 million number 263,118 number 9.73 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 17.42 million number 811,311 number 16.60 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 18.14 million number 1.85 million number 16.29 million number Europe & Central Asia (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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Pakistan?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 18.26 million number against 1.88 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
16.39 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Pakistan ranks 26th of 45 groups.
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.