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
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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About this data
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/