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

India
33.24 million number
in 2019
Pakistan
5.08 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
4th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

India currently reports 33.24 million number against 5.08 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 28.16 million number.

That makes India's figure about 6.5 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 16.52 million number 2.00 million number 14.52 million number India
1980s 19.97 million number 2.73 million number 17.25 million number India
1990s 26.44 million number 3.71 million number 22.73 million number India
2000s 35.97 million number 4.25 million number 31.72 million number India
2010s 35.49 million number 4.74 million number 30.75 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, India or Pakistan?
India, at 33.24 million number against 5.08 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between India and Pakistan?
28.16 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, female?
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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (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

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