Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
7.51 million
in 2023
Mozambique
7.66 million
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
19th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 7.66 million against 7.51 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 148,840.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 703,443 873,515 170,073 Mozambique
1980s 605,147 1.27 million 663,618 Mozambique
1990s 949,827 1.55 million 599,479 Mozambique
2000s 3.60 million 3.79 million 187,539 Mozambique
2010s 6.07 million 5.85 million 215,842 Afghanistan
2020s 7.14 million 7.44 million 295,500 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 7.66 million against 7.51 million in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
148,840, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 19th 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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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.