Afghanistan vs France: School age population, tertiary education, female

Afghanistan
1.86 million number
in 2018
France
1.90 million number
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
28th
France rank
27th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 1.90 million number against 1.86 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 37,320 number.

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

Afghanistan ranks 28th and France ranks 27th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan France Difference Ahead
1970s 539,893 number 2.07 million number 1.53 million number France
1980s 529,682 number 2.13 million number 1.60 million number France
1990s 721,121 number 2.02 million number 1.30 million number France
2000s 1.08 million number 2.01 million number 928,331 number France
2010s 1.48 million number 1.94 million number 457,836 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Afghanistan or France?
France, at 1.90 million number against 1.86 million number in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Afghanistan and France?
37,320 number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and France?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and France rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and France ranks 27th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (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, female (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

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