Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.26 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
68.23 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
67th
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank
65th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
020.0M40.0M60.0M199720112025

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) currently reports 68.23 million against 1.26 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 66.97 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)'s figure about 54.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 67th and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 65th of 207 countries.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) Difference Ahead
1990s 631,241 39.42 million 38.79 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2000s 809,150 45.88 million 45.07 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2010s 1.03 million 57.51 million 56.49 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2020s 1.20 million 66.27 million 65.07 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), at 68.23 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
66.97 million, with ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 67th and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 65th 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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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