Afghanistan vs Algeria: School age population, secondary education, male

Afghanistan
3.08 million
in 2025
Algeria
3.07 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
26th
Algeria rank
27th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.08 million against 3.07 million in Algeria, a difference of 8,540.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Algeria ranks 27th 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 800,987 1.33 million 533,550 Algeria
1980s 787,323 1.84 million 1.05 million Algeria
1990s 1.06 million 2.11 million 1.05 million Algeria
2000s 1.61 million 2.42 million 805,337 Algeria
2010s 2.47 million 2.20 million 266,917 Afghanistan
2020s 2.96 million 2.75 million 204,877 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Algeria?
Afghanistan, at 3.08 million against 3.07 million in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Algeria?
8,540, with Afghanistan 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, male?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Algeria ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (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, secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release