Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Zambia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
19.37 million number
in 2019
Zambia
2.24 million number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
35th
Zambia rank
32nd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 19.37 million number against 2.24 million number in Zambia, a difference of 17.13 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 8.6 times Zambia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 9.59 million number 684,660 number 8.91 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 12.74 million number 946,001 number 11.79 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 15.66 million number 1.20 million number 14.46 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 15.68 million number 1.59 million number 14.09 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 17.55 million number 2.05 million number 15.50 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Zambia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 19.37 million number against 2.24 million number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Zambia?
17.13 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Zambia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Zambia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
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.