Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Morocco: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
31.65 million number
in 2019
Morocco
2.91 million number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
34th
Morocco rank
37th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 31.65 million number against 2.91 million number in Morocco, a difference of 28.74 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.9 times Morocco's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Morocco ranks 37th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Morocco Difference Ahead
1970s 12.97 million number 1.46 million number 11.51 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 17.90 million number 2.24 million number 15.66 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 24.25 million number 2.58 million number 21.67 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 32.69 million number 3.06 million number 29.63 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 33.19 million number 3.05 million number 30.15 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Morocco?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 31.65 million number against 2.91 million number in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco?
28.74 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Morocco ranks 37th of 45 groups.
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.