India vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

India
45.18 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
16th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
01020304050197019962023

How they compare

India currently reports 45.18 units per square kilometre against 5.16 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 40.02 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 8.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 205 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 8.12 units per square kilometre 0.9659 units per square kilometre 7.16 units per square kilometre India
1980s 13.41 units per square kilometre 1.58 units per square kilometre 11.83 units per square kilometre India
1990s 22.1 units per square kilometre 2.68 units per square kilometre 19.41 units per square kilometre India
2000s 29.1 units per square kilometre 3.46 units per square kilometre 25.64 units per square kilometre India
2010s 41.83 units per square kilometre 4 units per square kilometre 37.83 units per square kilometre India
2020s 45.9 units per square kilometre 4.83 units per square kilometre 41.08 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, India or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
India, at 45.18 units per square kilometre against 5.16 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
40.02 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
India ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.