Afghanistan vs Other small states: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Afghanistan
163,167
in 2023
Other small states
183,046
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
40th
Other small states rank
41st

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Other small states
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019972024

How they compare

Other small states currently reports 183,046 against 163,167 in Afghanistan, a difference of 19,879.

That makes Other small states's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Other small states has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Other small states ranks 41st of 204 countries.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 16,486 49,522 33,036 Other small states
1980s 17,089 84,029 66,940 Other small states
1990s 22,054 96,107 74,053 Other small states
2000s 112,460 131,104 18,644 Other small states
2010s 132,307 154,780 22,473 Other small states
2020s 152,886 174,838 21,952 Other small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Other small states?
Other small states, at 183,046 against 163,167 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Other small states?
19,879, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Other small states?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Other small states rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Other small states 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.

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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.