Afghanistan vs Nepal: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Afghanistan
163,167
in 2023
Nepal
157,456
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
40th
Nepal rank
41st
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 163,167 against 157,456 in Nepal, a difference of 5,711.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Nepal ranks 41st of 204 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,486 | 19,277 | 2,792 | Nepal |
| 1980s | 17,089 | 63,945 | 46,856 | Nepal |
| 1990s | 22,054 | 83,183 | 61,129 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 112,460 | 120,100 | 7,640 | Nepal |
| 2010s | 132,307 | 186,292 | 53,985 | Nepal |
| 2020s | 152,886 | 178,720 | 25,834 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Nepal?
- Afghanistan, at 163,167 against 157,456 in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 5,711, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Nepal ranks 41st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.