Afghanistan vs Post-demographic dividend: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
2.78 million number
in 2020
Post-demographic dividend
38.11 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Post-demographic dividend rank
27th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 38.11 million number against 2.78 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 35.34 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 13.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 205 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 751,028 number 47.28 million number 46.52 million number Post-demographic dividend
1980s 763,233 number 48.23 million number 47.46 million number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 1.08 million number 43.21 million number 42.14 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 1.59 million number 41.46 million number 39.87 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 2.34 million number 39.20 million number 36.86 million number Post-demographic dividend

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 Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 38.11 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 Post-demographic dividend?
35.34 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Post-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th 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.