Afghanistan vs OECD members: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Afghanistan
1.54 million number
in 2020
OECD members
28.28 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
24th
OECD members rank
22nd

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 28.28 million number against 1.54 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 26.75 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 18.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and OECD members ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 427,670 number 29.74 million number 29.31 million number OECD members
1980s 441,608 number 29.55 million number 29.11 million number OECD members
1990s 635,551 number 28.25 million number 27.61 million number OECD members
2000s 923,700 number 28.93 million number 28.01 million number OECD members
2010s 1.34 million number 28.13 million number 26.79 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or OECD members?
OECD members, at 28.28 million number against 1.54 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and OECD members?
26.75 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and OECD members?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and OECD members rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and OECD members 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.