Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2020
Least developed countries
27.34 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Least developed countries rank
20th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 27.34 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 26.25 million number.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 25.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Least developed countries ranks 20th of 202 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 378,384 number 11.05 million number 10.68 million number Least developed countries
1980s 394,725 number 13.79 million number 13.40 million number Least developed countries
1990s 550,950 number 17.28 million number 16.73 million number Least developed countries
2000s 828,192 number 21.18 million number 20.35 million number Least developed countries
2010s 1.05 million number 25.50 million number 24.46 million number Least developed countries

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 Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 27.34 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 Least developed countries?
26.25 million number, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Least developed countries ranks 20th 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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About this data

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/