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

Afghanistan
1.08 million number
in 2020
Sudan
1.16 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Sudan rank
22nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 1.16 million number against 1.08 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 78,370 number.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 635,244 number 775,675 number 140,431 number Sudan
2000s 796,261 number 889,659 number 93,398 number Sudan
2010s 1.03 million number 1.07 million number 43,523 number Sudan
2020s 1.08 million number 1.16 million number 78,370 number Sudan

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 Sudan?
Sudan, at 1.16 million number against 1.08 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Afghanistan and Sudan?
78,370 number, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 22nd 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.