Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in primary education, male

Afghanistan
4.31 million
in 2023
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
114.70 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
18th
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
21st

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019972024

How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 114.70 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 110.39 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 26.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 18th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 21st of 216 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 565,555 24.85 million 24.28 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 462,853 39.16 million 38.70 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 652,810 48.41 million 47.75 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 2.38 million 70.86 million 68.48 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 3.66 million 94.60 million 90.94 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 4.31 million 113.70 million 109.39 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, male, Afghanistan or ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 114.70 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
110.39 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
44 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, male?
Afghanistan ranks 18th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 21st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 20,289 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release