Afghanistan vs OECD members: Enrolment in primary education, female

Afghanistan
2.55 million number
in 2018
OECD members
46.33 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
25th
OECD members rank
23rd

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • OECD members
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019942019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 46.33 million number against 2.55 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 43.78 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 18.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 23rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 99,617 number 48.89 million number 48.79 million number OECD members
1980s 170,003 number 49.14 million number 48.97 million number OECD members
1990s 244,887 number 48.21 million number 47.96 million number OECD members
2000s 1.22 million number 47.66 million number 46.44 million number OECD members
2010s 2.38 million number 45.98 million number 43.61 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Afghanistan or OECD members?
OECD members, at 46.33 million number against 2.55 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Afghanistan and OECD members?
43.78 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and OECD members?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 23rd 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.