Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes
Afghanistan
5.78 million number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia
75.77 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
25th
Europe & Central Asia rank
28th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia currently reports 75.77 million number against 5.78 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 69.99 million number.
That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 13.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th of 205 countries.
Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.59 million number | 94.56 million number | 92.97 million number | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 1.62 million number | 91.38 million number | 89.75 million number | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 2.29 million number | 89.99 million number | 87.70 million number | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 3.38 million number | 86.07 million number | 82.70 million number | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 4.95 million number | 75.54 million number | 70.59 million number | Europe & Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia?
- Europe & Central Asia, at 75.77 million number against 5.78 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia?
- 69.99 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.