Afghanistan vs Korea: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Afghanistan
163,167
in 2023
Korea
173,133
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
40th
Korea rank
39th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 173,133 against 163,167 in Afghanistan, a difference of 9,966.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Korea ranks 39th of 204 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 17,047 105,557 88,510 Korea
1980s 17,089 132,527 115,438 Korea
1990s 22,054 133,383 111,329 Korea
2000s 112,460 151,530 39,069 Korea
2010s 132,307 164,579 32,272 Korea
2020s 152,886 168,694 15,808 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Korea?
Korea, at 173,133 against 163,167 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Korea?
9,966, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Korea rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Korea ranks 39th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.