Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female

Afghanistan
601,684
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
19.40 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
22nd
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
20th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 19.40 million against 601,684 in Afghanistan, a difference of 18.80 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 32.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th of 222 countries.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Difference Ahead
1970s 175,630 6.24 million 6.07 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 171,769 8.21 million 8.03 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 237,820 10.42 million 10.18 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 380,305 12.82 million 12.44 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 488,573 16.49 million 16.01 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 572,901 19.04 million 18.47 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, female, Afghanistan or ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 19.40 million against 601,684 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
18.80 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release