Afghanistan vs Myanmar: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
5.78 million number
in 2020
Myanmar
5.95 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
25th
Myanmar rank
23rd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M197019952020

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 5.95 million number against 5.78 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 161,320 number.

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

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.59 million number 4.26 million number 2.67 million number Myanmar
1980s 1.62 million number 5.33 million number 3.71 million number Myanmar
1990s 2.29 million number 6.11 million number 3.81 million number Myanmar
2000s 3.38 million number 5.92 million number 2.55 million number Myanmar
2010s 4.95 million number 6.10 million number 1.15 million number Myanmar
2020s 5.78 million number 5.95 million number 161,320 number Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 5.95 million number against 5.78 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
161,320 number, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.