Afghanistan vs GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Afghanistan
1.23 million
in 2025
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
37.25 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
22nd
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
25th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Afghanistan
  • GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 37.25 million against 1.23 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 36.02 million.

That makes GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 30.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th of 222 countries.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1970s 356,283 16.63 million 16.28 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 349,925 21.23 million 20.88 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 485,439 26.18 million 25.69 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 779,448 29.37 million 28.59 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 1.00 million 34.05 million 33.05 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 1.17 million 37.07 million 35.90 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both, Afghanistan or GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 37.25 million against 1.23 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Afghanistan and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
36.02 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?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,728 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release