Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
301,960 number
in 2019
Switzerland
25,209 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
25th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 301,960 number against 25,209 number in Switzerland, a difference of 276,751 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.0 times Switzerland's.

Across all 21 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 22nd and Switzerland ranks 25th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 76,304 number 12,428 number 63,876 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 110,268 number 15,959 number 94,309 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 215,883 number 23,018 number 192,864 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, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 301,960 number against 25,209 number in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
276,751 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 Switzerland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 25th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.