Afghanistan vs Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2019
Syrian Arab Republic
1.06 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
60th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
62nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.09 million number against 1.06 million number in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 30,540 number.

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

Afghanistan ranks 60th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 62nd of 206 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 378,384 number 766,820 number 388,436 number Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 394,725 number 1.09 million number 697,489 number Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 550,950 number 1.29 million number 739,288 number Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 828,192 number 1.49 million number 657,090 number Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 1.05 million number 1.40 million number 354,062 number Syrian Arab Republic

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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Afghanistan, at 1.09 million number against 1.06 million number in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic?
30,540 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 62nd 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.