Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Afghanistan
1.60 million
in 2025
Uzbekistan
1.66 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
29th
Uzbekistan rank
27th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 1.66 million against 1.60 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 56,620.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Uzbekistan ranks 27th of 220 countries.

Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1970s 421,837 876,861 455,024 Uzbekistan
1980s 417,197 1.05 million 635,960 Uzbekistan
1990s 557,660 1.32 million 765,269 Uzbekistan
2000s 869,064 1.62 million 753,914 Uzbekistan
2010s 1.30 million 1.38 million 83,387 Uzbekistan
2020s 1.52 million 1.57 million 49,128 Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 1.66 million against 1.60 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan?
56,620, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uzbekistan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Uzbekistan rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Uzbekistan ranks 27th 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

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release