Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
7.51 million
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
91.90 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

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  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 91.90 million against 7.51 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 84.39 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 12.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 206 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 687,167 27.22 million 26.54 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 605,147 38.43 million 37.83 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 949,827 52.32 million 51.37 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 3.60 million 62.27 million 58.67 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 6.07 million 74.38 million 68.31 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 7.23 million 87.95 million 80.71 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 91.90 million against 7.51 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
84.39 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.