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

Indonesia
22.13 million number
in 2018
Pakistan
20.96 million number
in 2018
Indonesia rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
5th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Indonesia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 22.13 million number against 20.96 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 1.17 million number.

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

Across all 49 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 10.69 million number 5.63 million number 5.06 million number Indonesia
1980s 15.72 million number 8.46 million number 7.26 million number Indonesia
1990s 19.49 million number 11.21 million number 8.28 million number Indonesia
2000s 21.30 million number 15.68 million number 5.62 million number Indonesia
2010s 21.10 million number 19.90 million number 1.20 million number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Indonesia or Pakistan?
Indonesia, at 22.13 million number against 20.96 million number in Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Indonesia and Pakistan?
1.17 million number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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