Afghanistan vs SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female
Afghanistan
536,103
in 2025
SDG: Central and Southern Asia
18.36 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank
21st
School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time
- Afghanistan
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Central and Southern Asia currently reports 18.36 million against 536,103 in Afghanistan, a difference of 17.82 million.
That makes SDG: Central and Southern Asia's figure about 34.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, SDG: Central and Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 21st of 222 countries.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | SDG: Central and Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233,436 | 16.76 million | 16.53 million | SDG: Central and Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 306,229 | 17.28 million | 16.97 million | SDG: Central and Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 434,920 | 18.16 million | 17.72 million | SDG: Central and Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 503,313 | 18.39 million | 17.88 million | SDG: Central and Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Afghanistan or SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia, at 18.36 million against 536,103 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Afghanistan and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 17.82 million, with SDG: Central and Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 21st of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release