Afghanistan vs China: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
11.51 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China
11.45 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
84th
China rank
85th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • China
051015197019962023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 11.51 units per square kilometre against 11.45 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.06 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 84th and China ranks 85th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China Difference Ahead
1970s 1.02 units per square kilometre 13.86 units per square kilometre 12.84 units per square kilometre China
1980s 0.9703 units per square kilometre 14.58 units per square kilometre 13.61 units per square kilometre China
1990s 1.42 units per square kilometre 13.5 units per square kilometre 12.08 units per square kilometre China
2000s 6.16 units per square kilometre 11.85 units per square kilometre 5.69 units per square kilometre China
2010s 9.3 units per square kilometre 10.52 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre China
2020s 11.51 units per square kilometre 11.45 units per square kilometre 0.0557 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or China?
Afghanistan, at 11.51 units per square kilometre against 11.45 units per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and China?
0.06 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 84th and China ranks 85th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.