Afghanistan vs Cambodia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2019
Cambodia
1.06 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
60th
Cambodia rank
61st

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cambodia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.09 million number against 1.06 million number in Cambodia, a difference of 27,310 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cambodia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 60th and Cambodia ranks 61st of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Cambodia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cambodia Difference Ahead
1970s 378,384 number 693,797 number 315,413 number Cambodia
1980s 394,725 number 653,508 number 258,784 number Cambodia
1990s 550,950 number 1.05 million number 499,541 number Cambodia
2000s 828,192 number 940,394 number 112,202 number Cambodia
2010s 1.05 million number 1.01 million number 36,664 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Cambodia?
Afghanistan, at 1.09 million number against 1.06 million number in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Cambodia?
27,310 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cambodia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Cambodia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Cambodia ranks 61st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, 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

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.