Afghanistan vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
3.01 million number
in 2020
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
62.71 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
24th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
22nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019952020

How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 62.71 million number against 3.01 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 59.70 million number.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 20.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1970s 840,464 number 16.78 million number 15.94 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 859,506 number 21.67 million number 20.81 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 1.22 million number 29.06 million number 27.85 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 1.79 million number 41.92 million number 40.14 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 2.61 million number 55.90 million number 53.29 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 62.71 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
59.70 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.