Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Zambia: School age population, pre-primary education, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
8.42 million number
in 2019
Zambia
1.13 million number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
36th
Zambia rank
33rd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 8.42 million number against 1.13 million number in Zambia, a difference of 7.29 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.4 times Zambia's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.44 million number 344,607 number 4.09 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 5.78 million number 476,908 number 5.31 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 7.02 million number 602,453 number 6.42 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 6.81 million number 798,289 number 6.01 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 7.60 million number 1.04 million number 6.56 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 8.42 million number against 1.13 million number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
7.29 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, male (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, male (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

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.