Afghanistan vs France: Population of compulsory school age, female

Afghanistan
4.54 million number
in 2019
France
4.07 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
25th
France rank
28th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • France
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.54 million number against 4.07 million number in France, a difference of 466,810 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was France ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and France ranks 28th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan France Difference Ahead
1990s 1.64 million number 3.80 million number 2.16 million number France
2000s 2.30 million number 3.83 million number 1.53 million number France
2010s 4.15 million number 4.02 million number 128,406 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Afghanistan or France?
Afghanistan, at 4.54 million number against 4.07 million number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Afghanistan and France?
466,810 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and France?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and France rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and France ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, 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
Population of compulsory school age, female (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

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