Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Primary education, pupils

Afghanistan
7.51 million
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern
121.03 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
23rd

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 121.03 million against 7.51 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 113.52 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 16.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 665,172 22.81 million 22.14 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 632,856 34.69 million 34.05 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 918,931 44.73 million 43.81 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 3.60 million 71.34 million 67.74 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 6.07 million 101.80 million 95.74 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 7.51 million 119.81 million 112.30 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 121.03 million against 7.51 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
113.52 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.