Afghanistan vs GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
4.42 million
in 2025
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
149.05 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
29th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972025

How they compare

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 149.05 million against 4.42 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 144.63 million.

That makes GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 33.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th of 221 countries.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 million 54.65 million 53.57 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 1.03 million 70.88 million 69.85 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 1.42 million 90.78 million 89.36 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 2.03 million 117.19 million 115.16 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 3.20 million 133.59 million 130.40 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 4.16 million 145.30 million 141.13 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 149.05 million against 4.42 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
144.63 million, with GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release