India vs Pakistan: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

India
13.20 million number
in 2020
Pakistan
2.51 million number
in 2020
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
4th

School age population, last grade of primary education, male over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

India currently reports 13.20 million number against 2.51 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 10.69 million number.

That makes India's figure about 5.3 times Pakistan's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 204 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 7.70 million number 867,938 number 6.83 million number India
1980s 9.35 million number 1.18 million number 8.17 million number India
1990s 11.57 million number 1.64 million number 9.94 million number India
2000s 12.84 million number 2.10 million number 10.74 million number India
2010s 13.41 million number 2.35 million number 11.06 million number India
2020s 13.20 million number 2.51 million number 10.69 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, India or Pakistan?
India, at 13.20 million number against 2.51 million number in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between India and Pakistan?
10.69 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.