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

Afghanistan
1.04 million number
in 2020
Myanmar
940,051 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Myanmar rank
24th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.04 million number against 940,051 number in Myanmar, a difference of 104,719 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Myanmar ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Myanmar ranks 24th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 300,978 number 781,199 number 480,221 number Myanmar
1980s 309,850 number 952,158 number 642,308 number Myanmar
1990s 437,830 number 1.04 million number 603,306 number Myanmar
2000s 647,431 number 993,096 number 345,665 number Myanmar
2010s 925,406 number 1.02 million number 91,656 number Myanmar
2020s 1.04 million number 940,051 number 104,719 number 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 Myanmar?
Afghanistan, at 1.04 million number against 940,051 number in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
104,719 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Myanmar ranks 24th 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.