Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
7.51 million
in 2023
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
224.47 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
22nd
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
21st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 224.47 million against 7.51 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 216.97 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 29.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 21st of 218 countries.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Difference Ahead
1970s 687,167 44.04 million 43.35 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 605,147 70.35 million 69.75 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 949,827 90.54 million 89.60 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 3.60 million 132.78 million 129.17 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 6.07 million 182.45 million 176.38 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 7.23 million 217.24 million 210.01 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Afghanistan or ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 224.47 million against 7.51 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
216.97 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in 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 primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
439 places, 21,662 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 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.