Afghanistan vs Mozambique: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
6.39 million number
in 2020
Mozambique
6.10 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
23rd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6.39 million number against 6.10 million number in Mozambique, a difference of 295,900 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 1.98 million number 1.23 million number 749,168 number Afghanistan
1980s 2.06 million number 1.49 million number 563,453 number Afghanistan
1990s 2.89 million number 2.27 million number 622,595 number Afghanistan
2000s 4.32 million number 3.89 million number 429,146 number Afghanistan
2010s 5.88 million number 5.35 million number 532,422 number Afghanistan
2020s 6.39 million number 6.10 million number 295,900 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
Afghanistan, at 6.39 million number against 6.10 million number in Mozambique as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
295,900 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Mozambique 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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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.