Pakistan vs Upper middle income: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Pakistan
20.96 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
199.18 million number
in 2019
Pakistan rank
5th
Upper middle income rank
8th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Pakistan
  • Upper middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197019942019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 199.18 million number against 20.96 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 178.22 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 9.5 times Pakistan's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 203 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 5.63 million number 161.34 million number 155.71 million number Upper middle income
1980s 8.46 million number 199.39 million number 190.94 million number Upper middle income
1990s 11.21 million number 222.69 million number 211.48 million number Upper middle income
2000s 15.68 million number 226.84 million number 211.16 million number Upper middle income
2010s 19.90 million number 218.38 million number 198.48 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Pakistan or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 199.18 million number against 20.96 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Pakistan and Upper middle income?
178.22 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Upper middle income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Pakistan and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Pakistan ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 8th 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.