Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: School age population, one year before than official … female than

Afghanistan
531,041 number
in 2020
Least developed countries
13.50 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
24th
Least developed countries rank
21st

School age population, one year before than official … female than over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 13.50 million number against 531,041 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 12.97 million number.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 25.4 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Least developed countries ranks 21st 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 185,887 number 5.49 million number 5.30 million number Least developed countries
1980s 192,350 number 6.83 million number 6.64 million number Least developed countries
1990s 265,979 number 8.55 million number 8.29 million number Least developed countries
2000s 404,181 number 10.47 million number 10.07 million number Least developed countries
2010s 510,969 number 12.60 million number 12.09 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 13.50 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 Least developed countries?
12.97 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 24th and Least developed countries ranks 21st 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/