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

Afghanistan
3.01 million number
in 2020
France
3.34 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
24th
France rank
21st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 3.34 million number against 3.01 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 334,090 number.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and France ranks 21st of 205 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan France Difference Ahead
1970s 840,464 number 3.39 million number 2.55 million number France
1980s 859,506 number 3.37 million number 2.51 million number France
1990s 1.22 million number 3.06 million number 1.84 million number France
2000s 1.79 million number 3.17 million number 1.38 million number France
2010s 2.61 million number 3.28 million number 672,299 number France

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 France?
France, at 3.34 million number against 3.01 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and France?
334,090 number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and France?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and France rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and France ranks 21st 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.