Afghanistan vs Africa Western and Central: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Africa Western and Central
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Africa Western and Central rank
6th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa Western and Central
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 4.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Africa Western and Central ranks 6th of 201 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Africa Western and Central Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Africa Western and Central?
Afghanistan, at 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Africa Western and Central ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,698 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.