What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and IDA blend?

46.26 million number, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?

47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

Afghanistan vs IDA blend: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Afghanistan

3.83 million number

in 2018

IDA blend

50.09 million number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

28th

IDA blend rank

31st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Afghanistan
IDA blend

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 50.09 million number against 3.83 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 46.26 million number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 13.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and IDA blend ranks 31st of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.09 million number	15.14 million number	14.05 million number	IDA blend
1980s	1.09 million number	21.54 million number	20.45 million number	IDA blend
1990s	1.51 million number	29.16 million number	27.65 million number	IDA blend
2000s	2.27 million number	39.46 million number	37.20 million number	IDA blend
2010s	3.07 million number	47.56 million number	44.49 million number	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or IDA blend?: IDA blend, at 50.09 million number against 3.83 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 46.26 million number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Afghanistan ranks 28th and IDA blend ranks 31st 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: 04 September 2026

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