Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Afghanistan
536,103
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
17.83 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
UNICEF: Africa rank
23rd

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 17.83 million against 536,103 in Afghanistan, a difference of 17.30 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 33.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and UNICEF: Africa ranks 23rd of 222 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 146,540 5.25 million 5.10 million UNICEF: Africa
1980s 144,633 6.88 million 6.73 million UNICEF: Africa
1990s 191,685 9.09 million 8.90 million UNICEF: Africa
2000s 306,229 11.27 million 10.96 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 434,920 14.23 million 13.79 million UNICEF: Africa
2020s 503,313 17.24 million 16.73 million UNICEF: Africa

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 UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, at 17.83 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 UNICEF: Africa?
17.30 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and UNICEF: Africa ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release