Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Afghanistan
1.26 million
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
39.69 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
21st
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
20th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Afghanistan
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
How they compare
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 39.69 million against 1.26 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 38.43 million.
That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 31.6 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th of 222 countries.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 370,222 | 13.10 million | 12.73 million | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 1980s | 362,365 | 17.23 million | 16.86 million | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 1990s | 510,782 | 21.67 million | 21.16 million | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 2000s | 809,150 | 26.69 million | 25.88 million | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 2010s | 1.03 million | 34.31 million | 33.28 million | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 2020s | 1.20 million | 39.15 million | 37.95 million | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, Afghanistan or ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 39.69 million against 1.26 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- 38.43 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (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