Afghanistan vs Türkiye: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2020
Türkiye
1.37 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Türkiye rank
20th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.37 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 284,710 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 20th of 202 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 378,384 number 1.08 million number 700,321 number Türkiye
1980s 394,725 number 1.27 million number 879,827 number Türkiye
1990s 550,950 number 1.30 million number 747,269 number Türkiye
2000s 828,192 number 1.31 million number 479,682 number Türkiye
2010s 1.05 million number 1.32 million number 273,152 number Türkiye
2020s 1.09 million number 1.37 million number 284,710 number Türkiye

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 Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 1.37 million number against 1.09 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Afghanistan and Türkiye?
284,710 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Türkiye?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Türkiye 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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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/