Afghanistan vs Russian Federation: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
6.39 million number
in 2020
Russian Federation
7.06 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Russian Federation rank
20th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 7.06 million number against 6.39 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 666,070 number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Russian Federation ranks 20th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1970s 1.98 million number 6.29 million number 4.31 million number Russian Federation
1980s 2.06 million number 6.17 million number 4.11 million number Russian Federation
1990s 2.89 million number 7.03 million number 4.14 million number Russian Federation
2000s 4.32 million number 5.29 million number 968,224 number Russian Federation
2010s 5.88 million number 5.95 million number 64,528 number Russian Federation
2020s 6.39 million number 7.06 million number 666,070 number Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 7.06 million number against 6.39 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Russian Federation?
666,070 number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Russian Federation?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Russian Federation rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Russian Federation ranks 20th 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.