Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Afghanistan
613,850
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
19.61 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
21st
UNICEF: Africa rank
20th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 19.61 million against 613,850 in Afghanistan, a difference of 19.00 million.
That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 31.9 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and UNICEF: Africa ranks 20th of 222 countries.
UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182,496 | 6.49 million | 6.31 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1980s | 177,898 | 8.53 million | 8.35 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1990s | 250,196 | 10.72 million | 10.47 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2000s | 394,595 | 13.21 million | 12.81 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 500,164 | 16.96 million | 16.46 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2020s | 586,443 | 19.35 million | 18.76 million | UNICEF: Africa |
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 UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- 19.00 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and UNICEF: Africa 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release