Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Nepal: School age population, tertiary education, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
17.46 million number
in 2019
Nepal
1.69 million number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd
Nepal rank
31st

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 17.46 million number against 1.69 million number in Nepal, a difference of 15.77 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.3 times Nepal's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Nepal ranks 31st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 5.71 million number 591,032 number 5.12 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 9.78 million number 787,937 number 9.00 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 13.08 million number 1.01 million number 12.07 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 17.74 million number 1.25 million number 16.49 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 18.28 million number 1.56 million number 16.72 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Nepal?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 17.46 million number against 1.69 million number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nepal?
15.77 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nepal?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nepal rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Nepal ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (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, female (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

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