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
0100.0M200.0M300.0M199720112025

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

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release