Afghanistan vs IDA blend: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
6.39 million number
in 2020
IDA blend
77.91 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
22nd
IDA blend rank
26th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • IDA blend
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How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 77.91 million number against 6.39 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 71.52 million number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 12.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and IDA blend ranks 26th of 206 countries.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan IDA blend Difference Ahead
1970s 1.98 million number 25.76 million number 23.78 million number IDA blend
1980s 2.06 million number 35.31 million number 33.25 million number IDA blend
1990s 2.89 million number 47.60 million number 44.71 million number IDA blend
2000s 4.32 million number 58.24 million number 53.92 million number IDA blend
2010s 5.88 million number 70.78 million number 64.90 million number IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or IDA blend?
IDA blend, at 77.91 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 IDA blend?
71.52 million number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and IDA blend ranks 26th 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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