Afghanistan vs Angola: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.10 million
in 2025
Angola
1.02 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Angola rank
26th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.10 million against 1.02 million in Angola, a difference of 77,780.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Angola ranks 26th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Angola Difference Ahead
1970s 297,348 183,064 114,284 Afghanistan
1980s 294,303 245,042 49,260 Afghanistan
1990s 391,247 362,008 29,239 Afghanistan
2000s 626,196 496,674 129,522 Afghanistan
2010s 892,910 683,896 209,013 Afghanistan
2020s 1.04 million 940,280 103,161 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Angola?
Afghanistan, at 1.10 million against 1.02 million in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Angola?
77,780, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Angola ranks 26th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release