Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Afghanistan
163,167
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
906,553
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
40th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
38th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 906,553 against 163,167 in Afghanistan, a difference of 743,386.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 204 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 16,486 620,806 604,321 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 17,089 651,841 634,752 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 22,054 740,329 718,275 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 112,460 802,782 690,321 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 132,307 826,056 693,749 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 152,886 888,226 735,340 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 906,553 against 163,167 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
743,386, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.