Afghanistan vs Low income: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
2.78 million number
in 2020
Low income
41.37 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Low income rank
25th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 41.37 million number against 2.78 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 38.59 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 14.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Low income ranks 25th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 751,028 number 15.13 million number 14.38 million number Low income
1980s 763,233 number 19.00 million number 18.23 million number Low income
1990s 1.08 million number 23.65 million number 22.57 million number Low income
2000s 1.59 million number 27.80 million number 26.21 million number Low income
2010s 2.34 million number 36.88 million number 34.55 million number Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Low income?
Low income, at 41.37 million number against 2.78 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Low income?
38.59 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Low income ranks 25th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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