Afghanistan vs AIMS: South and West Asia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

Afghanistan
561,969
in 2025
AIMS: South and West Asia
18.98 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
AIMS: South and West Asia rank
23rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • AIMS: South and West Asia
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How they compare

AIMS: South and West Asia currently reports 18.98 million against 561,969 in Afghanistan, a difference of 18.42 million.

That makes AIMS: South and West Asia's figure about 33.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, AIMS: South and West Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 23rd of 222 countries.

AIMS: South and West Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan AIMS: South and West Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 249,607 17.23 million 16.98 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2000s 319,967 17.98 million 17.66 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2010s 457,989 18.96 million 18.51 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2020s 529,203 19.06 million 18.53 million AIMS: South and West Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, Afghanistan or AIMS: South and West Asia?
AIMS: South and West Asia, at 18.98 million against 561,969 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Afghanistan and AIMS: South and West Asia?
18.42 million, with AIMS: South and West Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and AIMS: South and West Asia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and AIMS: South and West Asia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and AIMS: South and West Asia 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, male (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, male (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