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

Afghanistan
1.86 million number
in 2018
Nepal
1.69 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
28th
Nepal rank
31st

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nepal
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019942019

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.86 million number against 1.69 million number in Nepal, a difference of 168,170 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 31st of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 513,814 number 591,032 number 77,218 number Nepal
1980s 524,019 number 787,937 number 263,918 number Nepal
1990s 721,121 number 1.01 million number 289,087 number Nepal
2000s 1.08 million number 1.25 million number 164,789 number Nepal
2010s 1.50 million number 1.50 million number 1,578 number Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Afghanistan or Nepal?
Afghanistan, at 1.86 million number against 1.69 million number in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Afghanistan and Nepal?
168,170 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 31st 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.