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

Italy
1.90 million number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
14.73 million number
in 2019
Italy rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th

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

  • Italy
  • 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 1.90 million number in Italy, a difference of 12.84 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 7.8 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Italy ranks 24th 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 Italy Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 911,395 number 1.13 million number 221,511 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 1.16 million number 2.37 million number 1.21 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 1.69 million number 4.26 million number 2.58 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 1.94 million number 8.85 million number 6.91 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.89 million number 14.04 million number 12.15 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, Italy or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 14.73 million number against 1.90 million number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
12.84 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Italy ranks 24th 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.