Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes
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 over time
- Afghanistan
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
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 45 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 | 665,172 | 42.57 million | 41.91 million | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 1980s | 632,856 | 70.04 million | 69.41 million | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 1990s | 918,931 | 90.33 million | 89.41 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 | 7.51 million | 222.16 million | 214.65 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, 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 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)?
- 45 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?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release