Indonesia vs Pakistan: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Indonesia
27.96 million number
in 2020
Pakistan
31.99 million number
in 2020
Indonesia rank
4th
Pakistan rank
3rd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Indonesia
  • Pakistan
10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M197019952020

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 31.99 million number against 27.96 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 4.03 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 16.48 million number 10.18 million number 6.30 million number Indonesia
1980s 21.84 million number 14.16 million number 7.68 million number Indonesia
1990s 25.50 million number 19.40 million number 6.10 million number Indonesia
2000s 26.51 million number 26.26 million number 252,990 number Indonesia
2010s 27.27 million number 30.37 million number 3.09 million number Pakistan
2020s 27.96 million number 31.99 million number 4.03 million number Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Indonesia or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 31.99 million number against 27.96 million number in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Indonesia and Pakistan?
4.03 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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