Afghanistan vs High income: School age population, primary education, female

Afghanistan
3.12 million number
in 2020
High income
38.16 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
22nd
High income rank
24th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • High income
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How they compare

High income currently reports 38.16 million number against 3.12 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 35.04 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 12.2 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and High income ranks 24th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan High income Difference Ahead
1970s 973,162 number 42.23 million number 41.25 million number High income
1980s 1.00 million number 39.55 million number 38.55 million number High income
1990s 1.39 million number 38.90 million number 37.51 million number High income
2000s 2.11 million number 37.95 million number 35.85 million number High income
2010s 2.87 million number 37.24 million number 34.37 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Afghanistan or High income?
High income, at 38.16 million number against 3.12 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Afghanistan and High income?
35.04 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and High income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and High income rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and High income ranks 24th of 206 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)
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

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