Afghanistan vs Sudan: Population of compulsory school age, female

Afghanistan
4.54 million number
in 2019
Sudan
4.25 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
25th
Sudan rank
27th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.54 million number against 4.25 million number in Sudan, a difference of 287,050 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sudan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 27th of 186 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 2.72 million number 2.59 million number 129,804 number Afghanistan
2010s 4.15 million number 3.93 million number 214,288 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 Sudan?
Afghanistan, at 4.54 million number against 4.25 million number in Sudan as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Afghanistan and Sudan?
287,050 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 27th 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.