Pakistan vs United States of America: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Pakistan
31.99 million number
in 2020
United States of America
25.05 million number
in 2018
Pakistan rank
3rd
United States of America rank
6th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Pakistan
  • United States of America
10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M197019952020

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 31.99 million number against 25.05 million number in United States of America, a difference of 6.94 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Pakistan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 10.18 million number 24.96 million number 14.78 million number United States of America
1980s 14.16 million number 22.49 million number 8.32 million number United States of America
1990s 19.40 million number 21.95 million number 2.55 million number United States of America
2000s 26.26 million number 25.28 million number 982,870 number Pakistan
2010s 30.23 million number 25.11 million number 5.12 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, Pakistan or United States of America?
Pakistan, at 31.99 million number against 25.05 million number in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Pakistan and United States of America?
6.94 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Pakistan and United States of America rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Pakistan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th 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.