Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Enrolment in primary education, male

Afghanistan
4.31 million
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
181.37 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
18th
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
15th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 181.37 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 177.06 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 42.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 18th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th of 216 countries.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Difference Ahead
1970s 565,555 82.94 million 82.38 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1980s 462,853 107.13 million 106.67 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 652,810 131.23 million 130.58 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2000s 2.38 million 152.12 million 149.74 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 3.66 million 165.09 million 161.43 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2020s 4.31 million 177.50 million 173.19 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 181.37 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
177.06 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 18th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th 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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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