Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Enrolment in primary education, female

Afghanistan
3.20 million
in 2023
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
109.77 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
22nd
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
21st

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 109.77 million against 3.20 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 106.57 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 34.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 21st of 216 countries.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1970s 99,617 17.73 million 17.63 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 170,003 30.88 million 30.71 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 244,887 40.02 million 39.78 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 1.22 million 61.92 million 60.70 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 2.41 million 87.85 million 85.45 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 3.20 million 108.45 million 105.26 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 109.77 million against 3.20 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
106.57 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 21st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 20,299 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release