Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Afghanistan
531,041 number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia
5.50 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
24th
Europe & Central Asia rank
28th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 5.50 million number against 531,041 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.97 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 10.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th of 202 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 185,887 number 6.36 million number 6.17 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 192,350 number 6.18 million number 5.99 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 265,979 number 6.13 million number 5.86 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 404,181 number 4.99 million number 4.59 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 510,969 number 5.22 million number 4.71 million number Europe & Central Asia

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 Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 5.50 million number against 531,041 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia?
4.97 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th 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, female (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, female (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

Female 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/