Afghanistan vs GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes
Afghanistan
10.11 million
in 2025
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
338.64 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
24th
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
21st
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
How they compare
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 338.64 million against 10.11 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 328.52 million.
That makes GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 33.5 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 24th and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 21st of 197 countries.
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.25 million | 175.63 million | 172.38 million | GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 4.62 million | 214.60 million | 209.98 million | GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 8.22 million | 281.97 million | 273.75 million | GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 9.57 million | 332.22 million | 322.65 million | GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Afghanistan or GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 338.64 million against 10.11 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Afghanistan and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- 328.52 million, with GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 21st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release