Australia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Australia
948,506 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
7.44 million number
in 2019
Australia rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 7.44 million number against 948,506 number in Australia, a difference of 6.49 million number.

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

Across all 32 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 101,953 number 346,406 number 244,453 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 178,858 number 830,749 number 651,891 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 408,777 number 1.57 million number 1.16 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.04 million number 7.42 million number 6.37 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, female, Australia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 7.44 million number against 948,506 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
6.49 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Australia ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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