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

Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2019
Nepal
1.10 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
60th
Nepal rank
59th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Nepal
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019942019

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.10 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 8,430 number.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 59th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 336,097 number 1.04 million number 705,663 number Nepal
1980s 392,616 number 1.51 million number 1.12 million number Nepal
1990s 550,950 number 1.87 million number 1.32 million number Nepal
2000s 828,192 number 1.60 million number 768,345 number Nepal
2010s 1.05 million number 1.16 million number 111,542 number Nepal

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 Nepal?
Nepal, at 1.10 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Nepal?
8,430 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 59th 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.