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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
14.73 million number
in 2019
Peru
1.90 million number
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th
Peru rank
25th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Peru
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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 Peru, a difference of 12.84 million number.

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

Across all 37 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Peru ranks 25th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 million number 182,320 number 856,313 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 2.34 million number 469,900 number 1.87 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 4.11 million number 716,199 number 3.39 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 7.92 million number 876,916 number 7.04 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 14.99 million number 1.91 million number 13.08 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Peru?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 14.73 million number against 1.90 million number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Peru?
12.84 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Peru?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Peru rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Peru ranks 25th 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.