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

Afghanistan
1.54 million number
in 2020
Colombia
1.59 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
24th
Colombia rank
22nd

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Colombia
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.59 million number against 1.54 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 55,530 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 427,670 number 1.27 million number 840,322 number Colombia
1980s 441,608 number 1.39 million number 952,890 number Colombia
1990s 635,551 number 1.59 million number 953,092 number Colombia
2000s 923,700 number 1.76 million number 831,980 number Colombia
2010s 1.34 million number 1.71 million number 370,034 number Colombia
2020s 1.54 million number 1.59 million number 55,530 number Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Colombia?
Colombia, at 1.59 million number against 1.54 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Colombia?
55,530 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Colombia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Colombia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 22nd of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (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

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