Afghanistan vs High income: School age population, primary education, both sexes
Afghanistan
6.39 million number
in 2020
High income
78.28 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
22nd
High income rank
25th
School age population, primary education, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 78.28 million number against 6.39 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 71.89 million number.
That makes High income's figure about 12.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and High income ranks 25th of 206 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.98 million number | 86.51 million number | 84.53 million number | High income |
| 1980s | 2.06 million number | 81.24 million number | 79.18 million number | High income |
| 1990s | 2.89 million number | 79.82 million number | 76.93 million number | High income |
| 2000s | 4.32 million number | 77.92 million number | 73.60 million number | High income |
| 2010s | 5.88 million number | 76.36 million number | 70.48 million number | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or High income?
- High income, at 78.28 million number against 6.39 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and High income?
- 71.89 million number, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and High income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and High income rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd and High income ranks 25th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.