Afghanistan vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Afghanistan
1.26 million
in 2025
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
37.23 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
21st
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
24th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 37.23 million against 1.26 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 35.97 million.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 29.7 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th of 222 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 370,222 | 45.78 million | 45.41 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 362,365 | 42.37 million | 42.01 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 510,782 | 45.88 million | 45.37 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 809,150 | 38.35 million | 37.54 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 1.03 million | 39.27 million | 38.24 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 1.20 million | 39.91 million | 38.71 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 37.23 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 35.97 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th 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