Afghanistan vs Russian Federation: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
2.78 million number
in 2020
Russian Federation
2.79 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Russian Federation rank
22nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Russian Federation
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197019952020

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2.79 million number against 2.78 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 16,910 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Russian Federation ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1970s 751,028 number 5.04 million number 4.29 million number Russian Federation
1980s 763,233 number 3.95 million number 3.18 million number Russian Federation
1990s 1.08 million number 4.36 million number 3.29 million number Russian Federation
2000s 1.59 million number 4.77 million number 3.19 million number Russian Federation
2010s 2.34 million number 2.87 million number 529,755 number Russian Federation
2020s 2.78 million number 2.79 million number 16,910 number Russian Federation

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 Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 2.79 million number against 2.78 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Russian Federation?
16,910 number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Russian Federation?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Russian Federation rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Russian Federation ranks 22nd 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.