Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, primary education, female

Afghanistan
3.42 million
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
113.56 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
20th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 113.56 million against 3.42 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 110.14 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 33.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th of 222 countries.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Difference Ahead
1970s 963,839 34.62 million 33.66 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 947,448 45.35 million 44.40 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 1.28 million 58.59 million 57.31 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 2.06 million 73.04 million 70.98 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 2.77 million 93.93 million 91.16 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 3.23 million 110.93 million 107.70 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Afghanistan or ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 113.56 million against 3.42 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
110.14 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release