Afghanistan vs Japan: Enrolment in primary education, female

Afghanistan
2.55 million number
in 2018
Japan
3.17 million number
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
25th
Japan rank
22nd

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.17 million number against 2.55 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 619,530 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Japan ranks 22nd of 203 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 102,551 number 4.94 million number 4.83 million number Japan
1980s 170,003 number 5.47 million number 5.30 million number Japan
1990s 244,887 number 4.31 million number 4.07 million number Japan
2000s 1.22 million number 3.55 million number 2.33 million number Japan
2010s 2.38 million number 3.29 million number 916,112 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Afghanistan or Japan?
Japan, at 3.17 million number against 2.55 million number in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Afghanistan and Japan?
619,530 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Japan ranks 22nd of 203 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.