Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Enrolment in primary education, female

Afghanistan
2.55 million number
in 2018
Myanmar
2.57 million number
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
25th
Myanmar rank
24th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2.57 million number against 2.55 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 23,970 number.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 24th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 102,342 number 1.61 million number 1.51 million number Myanmar
1980s 169,523 number 2.24 million number 2.07 million number Myanmar
1990s 244,887 number 2.61 million number 2.37 million number Myanmar
2000s 1.16 million number 2.44 million number 1.28 million number Myanmar
2010s 2.41 million number 2.57 million number 156,870 number Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 2.57 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 Myanmar?
23,970 number, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 24th 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.