Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia: School age population, tertiary education, male

Afghanistan
1.97 million number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia
27.23 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
27th
Europe & Central Asia rank
27th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 27.23 million number against 1.97 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 25.26 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 13.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th of 203 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 549,171 number 32.02 million number 31.47 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 558,253 number 33.45 million number 32.89 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 791,138 number 32.35 million number 31.56 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 1.18 million number 32.80 million number 31.62 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 1.59 million number 30.39 million number 28.80 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 27.23 million number against 1.97 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia?
25.26 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, male (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, male (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

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