India vs Pakistan: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

India
69.89 million number
in 2019
Pakistan
10.57 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
4th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

India currently reports 69.89 million number against 10.57 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 59.32 million number.

That makes India's figure about 6.6 times Pakistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 206 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 34.14 million number 4.11 million number 30.03 million number India
1980s 41.54 million number 5.61 million number 35.93 million number India
1990s 55.67 million number 7.62 million number 48.05 million number India
2000s 76.28 million number 8.83 million number 67.45 million number India
2010s 74.75 million number 9.84 million number 64.91 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, India or Pakistan?
India, at 69.89 million number against 10.57 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between India and Pakistan?
59.32 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.