Afghanistan vs Algeria: School age population, secondary education, female
Afghanistan
2.93 million
in 2025
Algeria
2.94 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
27th
Algeria rank
25th
School age population, secondary education, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.94 million against 2.93 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 10,800.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Algeria ranks 25th of 220 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Algeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Algeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 777,162 | 1.20 million | 419,025 | Algeria |
| 1980s | 765,052 | 1.66 million | 893,105 | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.02 million | 1.97 million | 951,423 | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 2.24 million | 696,187 | Algeria |
| 2010s | 2.35 million | 2.09 million | 264,145 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.81 million | 2.63 million | 180,072 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Afghanistan or Algeria?
- Algeria, at 2.94 million against 2.93 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 10,800, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th and Algeria ranks 25th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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
February 2026 Data Release