Afghanistan vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.04 million number
in 2020
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
20.02 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
22nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019952020

How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 20.02 million number against 1.04 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 18.98 million number.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 19.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd of 204 countries.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1970s 300,978 number 6.00 million number 5.70 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 309,850 number 7.71 million number 7.40 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 437,830 number 10.26 million number 9.82 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 647,431 number 13.51 million number 12.86 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 925,406 number 17.88 million number 16.96 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 20.02 million number against 1.04 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
18.98 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd of 204 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.