Afghanistan vs Canada: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2019
Canada
1.17 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
67th
Canada rank
64th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.17 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 83,380 number.

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

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

Afghanistan ranks 67th and Canada ranks 64th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 654,455 number 1.20 million number 543,630 number Canada
2000s 828,192 number 1.08 million number 256,527 number Canada
2010s 1.05 million number 1.16 million number 109,739 number Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Canada?
Canada, at 1.17 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Canada?
83,380 number, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Canada?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Canada rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 67th and Canada ranks 64th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/