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

Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2019
Kazakhstan
1.20 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
60th
Kazakhstan rank
57th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1.20 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 114,430 number.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 60th and Kazakhstan ranks 57th of 206 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1970s 378,384 number 1.28 million number 897,284 number Kazakhstan
1980s 394,725 number 1.36 million number 960,312 number Kazakhstan
1990s 550,950 number 1.34 million number 790,048 number Kazakhstan
2000s 828,192 number 936,437 number 108,245 number Kazakhstan
2010s 1.05 million number 1.33 million number 287,238 number Kazakhstan

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 Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 1.20 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan?
114,430 number, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kazakhstan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Kazakhstan rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Kazakhstan ranks 57th 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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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.