Afghanistan vs Small states: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Afghanistan
163,167
in 2023
Small states
243,069
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
40th
Small states rank
40th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Small states
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019972024

How they compare

Small states currently reports 243,069 against 163,167 in Afghanistan, a difference of 79,902.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Small states ranks 40th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 16,486 89,854 73,368 Small states
1980s 17,089 130,400 113,311 Small states
1990s 22,054 143,720 121,667 Small states
2000s 112,460 184,658 72,198 Small states
2010s 132,307 208,820 76,512 Small states
2020s 152,886 233,076 80,190 Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Small states?
Small states, at 243,069 against 163,167 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Small states?
79,902, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Small states?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Small states rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Small states ranks 40th 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

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Small states: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-teachers-gaps-filled/afghanistan/small-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-teachers-gaps-filled/afghanistan/small-states/">Afghanistan vs Small states: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.