Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
6.11 million number
in 2019
Pakistan
842,222 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Pakistan rank
30th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 6.11 million number against 842,222 number in Pakistan, a difference of 5.26 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.2 times Pakistan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Pakistan ranks 30th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 318,175 number 30,222 number 287,954 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 753,342 number 66,691 number 686,650 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1.06 million number 64,551 number 993,664 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 4.12 million number 359,697 number 3.76 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 5.90 million number 860,568 number 5.04 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 6.11 million number against 842,222 number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
5.26 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Pakistan ranks 30th of 45 groups.
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.