Pakistan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps

Pakistan
1.36 million
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.38 million
in 2023
Pakistan rank
18th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
16th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps over time

  • Pakistan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M197119972024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.38 million against 1.36 million in Pakistan, a difference of 27,110.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Pakistan ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 93,924 446,640 352,716 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 194,205 563,379 369,174 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 198,566 659,247 460,680 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 451,615 999,485 547,870 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.01 million 1.06 million 57,792 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.42 million 1.30 million 120,275 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps, Pakistan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.38 million against 1.36 million in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps between Pakistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27,110, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
Pakistan ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled. 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, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.