India vs Pakistan: School age population, lower secondary education, male

India
40.20 million number
in 2020
Pakistan
7.29 million number
in 2020
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
4th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

India currently reports 40.20 million number against 7.29 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 32.91 million number.

That makes India's figure about 5.5 times Pakistan's.

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

India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 205 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 22.13 million number 2.42 million number 19.71 million number India
1980s 26.84 million number 3.31 million number 23.52 million number India
1990s 33.30 million number 4.58 million number 28.71 million number India
2000s 37.88 million number 6.07 million number 31.81 million number India
2010s 39.99 million number 6.91 million number 33.08 million number India
2020s 40.20 million number 7.29 million number 32.91 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, India or Pakistan?
India, at 40.20 million number against 7.29 million number in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between India and Pakistan?
32.91 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, lower secondary education, male?
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.