Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
24,220
in 2003
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
6.49 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
152nd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
155th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 6.49 million against 24,220 in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.47 million.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 268.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 152nd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 155th of 214 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2,286 1.23 million 1.22 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
1980s 12,123 1.87 million 1.86 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2000s 24,220 3.01 million 2.99 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 6.49 million against 24,220 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
6.47 million, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2003.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 152nd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 155th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.