Afghanistan vs OECD members: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time
- Afghanistan
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 16.36 million number against 1.08 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 15.28 million number.
That makes OECD members's figure about 15.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and OECD members ranks 24th of 206 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 362,398 number | 17.80 million number | 17.44 million number | OECD members |
| 1980s | 378,185 number | 17.09 million number | 16.71 million number | OECD members |
| 1990s | 528,961 number | 16.96 million number | 16.43 million number | OECD members |
| 2000s | 796,261 number | 16.34 million number | 15.54 million number | OECD members |
| 2010s | 1.03 million number | 16.25 million number | 15.22 million number | OECD members |
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 OECD members?
- OECD members, at 16.36 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 OECD members?
- 15.28 million number, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and OECD members?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and OECD members rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and OECD members ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.