Afghanistan vs France: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Afghanistan
1.47 million number
in 2020
France
1.63 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
24th
France rank
21st

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 1.63 million number against 1.47 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 164,440 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 412,794 number 1.66 million number 1.25 million number France
1980s 417,898 number 1.65 million number 1.23 million number France
1990s 580,786 number 1.49 million number 913,133 number France
2000s 864,023 number 1.55 million number 684,701 number France
2010s 1.27 million number 1.60 million number 329,983 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Afghanistan or France?
France, at 1.63 million number against 1.47 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Afghanistan and France?
164,440 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, female?
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, female (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, female (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

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