Afghanistan vs Spain: Population by level of education

Afghanistan
26.21 million people
in 2100
Spain
26.65 million people
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
29th
Spain rank
27th

Population by level of education over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Spain
010.0M20.0M30.0M195020252100

How they compare

Spain currently reports 26.65 million people against 26.21 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 441,500 people.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Spain ranks 27th of 200 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 900 people 465,100 people 464,200 people Spain
1960s 7,300 people 796,550 people 789,250 people Spain
1970s 31,500 people 1.43 million people 1.40 million people Spain
1980s 63,150 people 2.57 million people 2.51 million people Spain
1990s 106,000 people 4.46 million people 4.35 million people Spain
2000s 206,200 people 7.39 million people 7.19 million people Spain
2010s 421,750 people 10.42 million people 10.00 million people Spain
2020s 979,400 people 12.53 million people 11.55 million people Spain
2030s 2.19 million people 15.34 million people 13.15 million people Spain
2040s 4.08 million people 17.97 million people 13.90 million people Spain
2050s 6.76 million people 20.06 million people 13.30 million people Spain
2060s 10.17 million people 21.97 million people 11.80 million people Spain
2070s 14.17 million people 23.66 million people 9.49 million people Spain
2080s 18.56 million people 24.95 million people 6.39 million people Spain
2090s 23.03 million people 26.02 million people 2.99 million people Spain
2100s 26.21 million people 26.65 million people 441,500 people Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Afghanistan or Spain?
Spain, at 26.65 million people against 26.21 million people in Afghanistan as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Afghanistan and Spain?
441,500 people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Afghanistan and Spain rank globally for population by level of education?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Spain ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.