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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
6.11 million number
in 2019
Poland
884,759 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Poland rank
29th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 6.11 million number against 884,759 number in Poland, a difference of 5.22 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.9 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Poland ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Poland ranks 29th 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) Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 318,175 number 272,911 number 45,265 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 724,914 number 279,933 number 444,981 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1.53 million number 495,038 number 1.03 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 3.71 million number 1.15 million number 2.56 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 5.83 million number 1.07 million number 4.76 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 Poland?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 6.11 million number against 884,759 number in Poland 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 Poland?
5.22 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 Poland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Poland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Poland ranks 29th 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.