Afghanistan vs ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.26 million
in 2025
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
68.68 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
67th
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank
64th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
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How they compare

ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) currently reports 68.68 million against 1.26 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 67.42 million.

That makes ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)'s figure about 54.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 67th and ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 64th of 207 countries.

ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) Difference Ahead
1990s 647,474 48.14 million 47.49 million ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
2000s 809,150 50.19 million 49.38 million ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
2010s 1.03 million 62.90 million 61.88 million ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
2020s 1.20 million 68.34 million 67.14 million ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Afghanistan or ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), at 68.68 million against 1.26 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Afghanistan and ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
67.42 million, with ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 67th and ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 64th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release