Afghanistan vs WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Afghanistan
613,850
in 2025
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
24.64 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
21st
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank
18th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
How they compare
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) currently reports 24.64 million against 613,850 in Afghanistan, a difference of 24.03 million.
That makes WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)'s figure about 40.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 18th of 222 countries.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182,496 | 9.53 million | 9.35 million | WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) |
| 1980s | 177,898 | 12.19 million | 12.01 million | WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) |
| 1990s | 250,196 | 15.19 million | 14.94 million | WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) |
| 2000s | 394,595 | 18.19 million | 17.79 million | WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) |
| 2010s | 500,164 | 21.93 million | 21.43 million | WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) |
| 2020s | 586,443 | 24.32 million | 23.73 million | WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) |
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: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), at 24.64 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 WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- 24.03 million, with WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 18th 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