Nigeria vs Pakistan: School age population, tertiary education, female

Nigeria
7.82 million number
in 2014
Pakistan
10.12 million number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
7th
Pakistan rank
5th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 10.12 million number against 7.82 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 2.30 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 2.67 million number 2.74 million number 64,658 number Pakistan
1980s 3.53 million number 4.11 million number 583,115 number Pakistan
1990s 4.87 million number 5.44 million number 565,234 number Pakistan
2000s 6.45 million number 7.62 million number 1.17 million number Pakistan
2010s 7.49 million number 9.39 million number 1.90 million number Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 10.12 million number against 7.82 million number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Nigeria and Pakistan?
2.30 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
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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About this data

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.