Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Nepal: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
31.15 million number
in 2019
Nepal
3.29 million number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
35th
Nepal rank
32nd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Nepal
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019942019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 31.15 million number against 3.29 million number in Nepal, a difference of 27.86 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 9.5 times Nepal's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th and Nepal ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 10.66 million number 1.22 million number 9.44 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 18.01 million number 1.61 million number 16.40 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 24.01 million number 2.07 million number 21.94 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 32.35 million number 2.42 million number 29.93 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 32.60 million number 2.98 million number 29.62 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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 (IDA & IBRD) or Nepal?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 31.15 million number against 3.29 million number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Nepal?
27.86 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Nepal?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Nepal rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th and Nepal ranks 32nd 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.