Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Share of children who have completed primary school
Afghanistan
55.4%
in 2025
Pakistan
59.5%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
153rd
Pakistan rank
151st
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 59.5% against 55.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Pakistan ranks 151st of 165 countries.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.