Afghanistan vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in primary education, male

Afghanistan
4.31 million
in 2023
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
175.89 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
18th
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
17th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019972024

How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 175.89 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 171.58 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 40.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 18th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th of 216 countries.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1970s 565,555 55.09 million 54.52 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1980s 462,853 79.31 million 78.84 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1990s 652,810 95.25 million 94.60 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2000s 2.38 million 125.02 million 122.64 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2010s 3.66 million 154.20 million 150.54 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2020s 4.31 million 174.78 million 170.47 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Afghanistan or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 175.89 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Afghanistan and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
171.58 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 18th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th 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