Afghanistan vs ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School age population, pre-primary education, female

Afghanistan
613,850
in 2025
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
32.17 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
58th
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank
60th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
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How they compare

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) currently reports 32.17 million against 613,850 in Afghanistan, a difference of 31.56 million.

That makes ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)'s figure about 52.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 58th and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 60th of 222 countries.

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) Difference Ahead
1970s 182,496 8.82 million 8.64 million ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
1980s 177,898 11.29 million 11.11 million ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
1990s 250,196 15.19 million 14.94 million ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
2000s 394,595 21.17 million 20.77 million ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
2010s 500,164 27.05 million 26.55 million ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
2020s 586,443 31.21 million 30.63 million ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Afghanistan or ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), at 32.17 million against 613,850 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Afghanistan and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
31.56 million, with ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 58th and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 60th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release