Afghanistan vs Argentina: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
3.83 million number
in 2018
Argentina
3.49 million number
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
28th
Argentina rank
29th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Argentina
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.83 million number against 3.49 million number in Argentina, a difference of 334,510 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Argentina ranks 29th of 203 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Argentina Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 million number 2.18 million number 1.09 million number Argentina
1980s 1.09 million number 2.38 million number 1.29 million number Argentina
1990s 1.51 million number 2.95 million number 1.43 million number Argentina
2000s 2.27 million number 3.28 million number 1.02 million number Argentina
2010s 2.95 million number 3.51 million number 562,720 number Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Argentina?
Afghanistan, at 3.83 million number against 3.49 million number in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Argentina?
334,510 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Argentina ranks 29th of 203 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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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