Afghanistan vs Colombia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
3.01 million number
in 2020
Colombia
3.12 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
24th
Colombia rank
22nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 3.12 million number against 3.01 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 112,830 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 840,464 number 2.53 million number 1.69 million number Colombia
1980s 859,506 number 2.77 million number 1.91 million number Colombia
1990s 1.22 million number 3.13 million number 1.92 million number Colombia
2000s 1.79 million number 3.44 million number 1.65 million number Colombia
2010s 2.61 million number 3.35 million number 734,168 number Colombia
2020s 3.01 million number 3.12 million number 112,830 number Colombia

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 Colombia?
Colombia, at 3.12 million number against 3.01 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Colombia?
112,830 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Colombia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Colombia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 22nd of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.