Nigeria vs Pakistan: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male

Nigeria
3.93 million number
in 2019
Pakistan
2.25 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
5th

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199720082019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.93 million number against 2.25 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 1.68 million number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Pakistan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 164 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 2.44 million number 1.43 million number 1.01 million number Nigeria
2000s 2.77 million number 1.72 million number 1.05 million number Nigeria
2010s 3.45 million number 2.14 million number 1.32 million number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 3.93 million number against 2.25 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male between Nigeria and Pakistan?
1.68 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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