Afghanistan vs WB: Ida Total: School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Afghanistan
613,850
in 2025
WB: Ida Total
24.26 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
21st
WB: Ida Total rank
19th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Ida Total
How they compare
WB: Ida Total currently reports 24.26 million against 613,850 in Afghanistan, a difference of 23.65 million.
That makes WB: Ida Total's figure about 39.5 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Ida Total has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and WB: Ida Total ranks 19th of 222 countries.
WB: Ida Total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Ida Total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182,496 | 9.10 million | 8.92 million | WB: Ida Total |
| 1980s | 177,898 | 11.67 million | 11.49 million | WB: Ida Total |
| 1990s | 250,196 | 14.63 million | 14.38 million | WB: Ida Total |
| 2000s | 394,595 | 17.86 million | 17.47 million | WB: Ida Total |
| 2010s | 500,164 | 21.59 million | 21.09 million | WB: Ida Total |
| 2020s | 586,443 | 23.85 million | 23.26 million | WB: Ida Total |
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: Ida Total?
- WB: Ida Total, at 24.26 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: Ida Total?
- 23.65 million, with WB: Ida Total ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Ida Total?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Ida Total rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and WB: Ida Total ranks 19th 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