Afghanistan vs IDA total: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Afghanistan
0.1811 units per person
in 2023
IDA total
0.1356 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
IDA total rank
14th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • IDA total
0.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1811 units per person against 0.1356 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.0455 units per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and IDA total ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and IDA total in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0532 units per person 0.0947 units per person 0.0415 units per person IDA total
1980s 0.0535 units per person 0.1141 units per person 0.0606 units per person IDA total
1990s 0.0575 units per person 0.1153 units per person 0.0578 units per person IDA total
2000s 0.1465 units per person 0.1313 units per person 0.0152 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.1833 units per person 0.1394 units per person 0.044 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.1811 units per person 0.137 units per person 0.044 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Afghanistan or IDA total?
Afghanistan, at 0.1811 units per person against 0.1356 units per person in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Afghanistan and IDA total?
0.0455 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA total?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and IDA total rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and IDA total ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.