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

Afghanistan
3.01 million number
in 2020
Uzbekistan
2.73 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
24th
Uzbekistan rank
26th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Uzbekistan
1.0M2.0M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.01 million number against 2.73 million number in Uzbekistan, a difference of 272,360 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Uzbekistan ranks 26th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1970s 840,464 number 1.79 million number 944,781 number Uzbekistan
1980s 859,506 number 2.05 million number 1.19 million number Uzbekistan
1990s 1.22 million number 2.58 million number 1.36 million number Uzbekistan
2000s 1.79 million number 3.16 million number 1.37 million number Uzbekistan
2010s 2.61 million number 2.70 million number 84,503 number Uzbekistan
2020s 3.01 million number 2.73 million number 272,360 number 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 Uzbekistan?
Afghanistan, at 3.01 million number against 2.73 million number in Uzbekistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan?
272,360 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uzbekistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Uzbekistan rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Uzbekistan ranks 26th 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.