Afghanistan vs Low income: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Low income
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Low income rank
1st

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Low income
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.4 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Low income ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 1st of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 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 Low income?
Afghanistan, at 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Low income?
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 1st 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.