India vs Pakistan: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

India
12.07 million number
in 2020
Pakistan
2.30 million number
in 2020
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
4th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019952020

How they compare

India currently reports 12.07 million number against 2.30 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 9.78 million number.

That makes India's figure about 5.3 times Pakistan's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 6.97 million number 792,365 number 6.18 million number India
1980s 8.49 million number 1.07 million number 7.42 million number India
1990s 10.35 million number 1.49 million number 8.86 million number India
2000s 11.41 million number 1.94 million number 9.47 million number India
2010s 11.94 million number 2.15 million number 9.79 million number India
2020s 12.07 million number 2.30 million number 9.78 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, India or Pakistan?
India, at 12.07 million number against 2.30 million number in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between India and Pakistan?
9.78 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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