Pakistan vs South Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female

Pakistan
10.12 million number
in 2018
South Asia
79.94 million number
in 2019
Pakistan rank
5th
South Asia rank
9th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Pakistan
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 79.94 million number against 10.12 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 69.81 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 7.9 times Pakistan's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 9th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.74 million number 35.05 million number 32.31 million number South Asia
1980s 4.11 million number 45.26 million number 41.15 million number South Asia
1990s 5.44 million number 55.98 million number 50.54 million number South Asia
2000s 7.62 million number 69.32 million number 61.70 million number South Asia
2010s 9.65 million number 77.19 million number 67.54 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Pakistan or South Asia?
South Asia, at 79.94 million number against 10.12 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Pakistan and South Asia?
69.81 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Asia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Pakistan and South Asia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Pakistan ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 9th 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.