Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, one year before the official primary entry

Afghanistan
613,850
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
19.61 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)
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 19.61 million against 613,850 in Afghanistan, a difference of 19.00 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 31.9 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 182,496 6.49 million 6.31 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 177,898 8.53 million 8.35 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 250,196 10.72 million 10.47 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 394,595 13.21 million 12.81 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 500,164 16.96 million 16.46 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 586,443 19.35 million 18.76 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 19.61 million against 613,850 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)?
19.00 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release