Afghanistan vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in primary education, male

Afghanistan
4.31 million
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
123.94 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
18th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
20th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972024

How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 123.94 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 119.63 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 28.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 18th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 20th of 216 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 565,555 123.83 million 123.26 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 462,853 139.04 million 138.57 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 652,810 137.26 million 136.60 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 2.38 million 129.32 million 126.94 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 3.66 million 119.70 million 116.04 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 4.31 million 123.50 million 119.19 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Afghanistan or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 123.94 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
119.63 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 18th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 20th 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