Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
3.12 million
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
110.06 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
29th
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
28th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 110.06 million against 3.12 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 106.94 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 35.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 28th of 220 countries.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Difference Ahead
1970s 831,374 32.86 million 32.03 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 821,121 41.79 million 40.97 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 1.09 million 51.27 million 50.18 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 1.70 million 67.54 million 65.84 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 2.54 million 85.44 million 82.90 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 2.95 million 105.51 million 102.56 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 110.06 million against 3.12 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
106.94 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 28th 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

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release