Afghanistan vs Angola: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes
Afghanistan
3.12 million
in 2025
Angola
2.86 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
29th
Angola rank
31st
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- Angola
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.12 million against 2.86 million in Angola, a difference of 259,100.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Angola ranks 31st of 220 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Angola in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Angola | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 831,374 | 664,986 | 166,388 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 821,121 | 899,950 | 78,830 | Angola |
| 1990s | 1.09 million | 1.30 million | 205,776 | Angola |
| 2000s | 1.70 million | 1.69 million | 10,680 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.54 million | 1.89 million | 648,084 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.98 million | 2.62 million | 361,355 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Angola?
- Afghanistan, at 3.12 million against 2.86 million in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Angola?
- 259,100, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th and Angola ranks 31st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (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