Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
4.31 million
in 2023
UNICEF: Africa
114.70 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
18th
UNICEF: Africa rank
21st

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 114.70 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 110.39 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 26.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 18th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 21st of 216 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 582,172 25.62 million 25.04 million UNICEF: Africa
1980s 437,144 39.31 million 38.87 million UNICEF: Africa
1990s 697,649 49.56 million 48.87 million UNICEF: Africa
2000s 2.38 million 70.86 million 68.48 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 3.66 million 94.60 million 90.94 million UNICEF: Africa
2020s 4.24 million 111.35 million 107.11 million UNICEF: Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, at 114.70 million against 4.31 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
110.39 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 18th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 21st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 20,956 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, male (number) with 667 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.