What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Afghanistan and IDA blend?

125.23 million number, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs IDA blend: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Afghanistan

9.29 million number

in 2019

IDA blend

134.53 million number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

24th

IDA blend rank

24th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Afghanistan
IDA blend

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 134.53 million number against 9.29 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 125.23 million number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 14.5 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and IDA blend ranks 24th of 186 countries.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.41 million number	60.54 million number	57.12 million number	IDA blend
2000s	4.73 million number	87.88 million number	83.15 million number	IDA blend
2010s	8.49 million number	122.78 million number	114.28 million number	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Afghanistan or IDA blend?: IDA blend, at 134.53 million number against 9.29 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 125.23 million number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Afghanistan ranks 24th and IDA blend ranks 24th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.