Afghanistan vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School age population, last grade of primary education, male

Afghanistan
561,969
in 2025
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
19.64 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
22nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
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How they compare

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 19.64 million against 561,969 in Afghanistan, a difference of 19.08 million.

That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 35.0 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 22nd of 222 countries.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Difference Ahead
1990s 249,607 17.87 million 17.62 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2000s 319,967 18.64 million 18.32 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2010s 457,989 19.62 million 19.16 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2020s 529,203 19.71 million 19.19 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 19.64 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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
19.08 million, with ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 22nd 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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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