Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, lower secondary education, male
Afghanistan
1.60 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
55.25 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
29th
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
32nd
School age population, lower secondary education, male over time
- Afghanistan
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
How they compare
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 55.25 million against 1.60 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 53.65 million.
That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 34.5 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 29th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 32nd of 220 countries.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 674,436 | 47.91 million | 47.23 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2000s | 869,064 | 50.77 million | 49.90 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 54.97 million | 53.67 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2020s | 1.51 million | 55.31 million | 53.79 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 55.25 million against 1.60 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- 53.65 million, with ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 32nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release