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

Canada
908,817 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
7.44 million number
in 2019
Canada rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Canada
  • 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 908,817 number in Canada, a difference of 6.53 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 8.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 484,800 number 408,719 number 76,081 number Canada
1980s 805,230 number 1.07 million number 260,170 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 908,421 number 1.73 million number 823,517 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 767,668 number 4.61 million number 3.84 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 871,110 number 6.97 million number 6.10 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, Canada or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 7.44 million number against 908,817 number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
6.53 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?
25 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, female?
Canada ranks 28th 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.