Afghanistan vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2020
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
23.17 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
22nd

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 23.17 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 22.08 million number.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 21.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1970s 378,384 number 7.56 million number 7.18 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 394,725 number 9.72 million number 9.33 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 550,950 number 12.65 million number 12.10 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 828,192 number 16.50 million number 15.67 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 1.05 million number 21.16 million number 20.11 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Afghanistan or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 23.17 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
22.08 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/