Afghanistan vs Low income: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
6.39 million number
in 2020
Low income
105.91 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Low income rank
23rd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Low income
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019952020

How they compare

Low income currently reports 105.91 million number against 6.39 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 99.52 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 16.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Low income ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.98 million number 34.28 million number 32.30 million number Low income
1980s 2.06 million number 42.49 million number 40.44 million number Low income
1990s 2.89 million number 55.96 million number 53.07 million number Low income
2000s 4.32 million number 73.37 million number 69.04 million number Low income
2010s 5.88 million number 95.71 million number 89.83 million number Low 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 Low income?
Low income, at 105.91 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 Low income?
99.52 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Low income ranks 23rd 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

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.