What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

10.91 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

Afghanistan vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Afghanistan

554,847 number

in 2020

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

11.46 million number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

23rd

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank

22nd

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

Afghanistan
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 11.46 million number against 554,847 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 10.91 million number.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 20.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	184,367 number	3.64 million number	3.46 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s	194,004 number	4.70 million number	4.50 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s	274,080 number	6.15 million number	5.87 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s	407,748 number	8.05 million number	7.64 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s	526,621 number	10.41 million number	9.89 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 11.46 million number against 554,847 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: 10.91 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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, male (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, male (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: 04 September 2026

Male 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.