Afghanistan vs Pacific island small states: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Afghanistan
0.1811 units per person
in 2023
Pacific island small states
0.1312 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Pacific island small states rank
15th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1811 units per person against 0.1312 units per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.0499 units per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Pacific island small states ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Pacific island small states in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0532 units per person 0.1864 units per person 0.1333 units per person Pacific island small states
1980s 0.0535 units per person 0.1645 units per person 0.111 units per person Pacific island small states
1990s 0.0575 units per person 0.1622 units per person 0.1047 units per person Pacific island small states
2000s 0.1465 units per person 0.1472 units per person 0.0007 units per person Pacific island small states
2010s 0.1833 units per person 0.1443 units per person 0.039 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.1811 units per person 0.1331 units per person 0.048 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 Pacific island small states?
Afghanistan, at 0.1811 units per person against 0.1312 units per person in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Afghanistan and Pacific island small states?
0.0499 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pacific island small states?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Pacific island small states rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Pacific island small states ranks 15th 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.