Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
7.51 million
in 2023
UNICEF: Africa
224.47 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
22nd
UNICEF: Africa rank
21st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 224.47 million against 7.51 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 216.97 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 29.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and UNICEF: Africa ranks 21st of 218 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 687,167 44.04 million 43.35 million UNICEF: Africa
1980s 605,147 70.35 million 69.75 million UNICEF: Africa
1990s 949,827 90.54 million 89.60 million UNICEF: Africa
2000s 3.60 million 132.78 million 129.17 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 6.07 million 182.45 million 176.38 million UNICEF: Africa
2020s 7.23 million 217.24 million 210.01 million UNICEF: Africa

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 UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, 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 UNICEF: Africa?
216.97 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and UNICEF: Africa 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.