Afghanistan vs Low income: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Afghanistan
1.08 million number
in 2020
Low income
18.56 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Low income rank
23rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Low income
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019952020

How they compare

Low income currently reports 18.56 million number against 1.08 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 17.48 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 17.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Low income ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 362,398 number 6.44 million number 6.08 million number Low income
1980s 378,185 number 7.98 million number 7.60 million number Low income
1990s 528,961 number 10.33 million number 9.80 million number Low income
2000s 796,261 number 13.41 million number 12.62 million number Low income
2010s 1.03 million number 17.03 million number 16.00 million number Low income

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 Low income?
Low income, at 18.56 million number against 1.08 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Afghanistan and Low income?
17.48 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Low income ranks 23rd of 206 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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.