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

Afghanistan
2.97 million number
in 2020
Myanmar
2.98 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
25th
Myanmar rank
24th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2.98 million number against 2.97 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 18,800 number.

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

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 24th 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 810,035 number 2.09 million number 1.28 million number Myanmar
1980s 833,717 number 2.64 million number 1.81 million number Myanmar
1990s 1.20 million number 3.04 million number 1.84 million number Myanmar
2000s 1.75 million number 2.96 million number 1.21 million number Myanmar
2010s 2.54 million number 3.05 million number 515,941 number Myanmar
2020s 2.97 million number 2.98 million number 18,800 number Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 2.98 million number against 2.97 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
18,800 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, male?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 24th of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (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

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