Afghanistan vs France: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Afghanistan
1.35 million number
in 2020
France
1.22 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
France rank
26th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • France
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.35 million number against 1.22 million number in France, a difference of 132,520 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and France ranks 26th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan France Difference Ahead
1970s 368,663 number 1.23 million number 866,279 number France
1980s 371,124 number 1.27 million number 900,612 number France
1990s 512,639 number 1.15 million number 635,755 number France
2000s 762,880 number 1.20 million number 435,236 number France
2010s 1.14 million number 1.19 million number 50,335 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Afghanistan or France?
Afghanistan, at 1.35 million number against 1.22 million number in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Afghanistan and France?
132,520 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and France?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and France rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and France ranks 26th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, female (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

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