Afghanistan vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Afghanistan
628,928
in 2025
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
20.97 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
22nd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
20th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019972025

How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 20.97 million against 628,928 in Afghanistan, a difference of 20.35 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 33.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 20th of 222 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 180,653 23.20 million 23.01 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 178,156 21.77 million 21.59 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 247,619 23.89 million 23.64 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 399,143 20.31 million 19.91 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 514,477 20.35 million 19.84 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 599,969 21.19 million 20.59 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, Afghanistan or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 20.97 million against 628,928 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
20.35 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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, male (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, male (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