Afghanistan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
3.83 million number
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.02 million number
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
28th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
25th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 4.02 million number against 3.83 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 193,100 number.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 203 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 million number 3.96 million number 2.87 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1.09 million number 4.61 million number 3.52 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1.51 million number 3.87 million number 2.36 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 2.27 million number 3.82 million number 1.55 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 3.07 million number 4.16 million number 1.09 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 4.02 million number against 3.83 million number in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
193,100 number, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th 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.