Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Afghanistan
163,167
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.45 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
40th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
37th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.45 million against 163,167 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.29 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 204 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 17,089 1.41 million 1.39 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 22,054 1.56 million 1.54 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 112,460 1.41 million 1.30 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 132,307 1.43 million 1.30 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 152,886 1.43 million 1.28 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.45 million against 163,167 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.29 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th 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.