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

Afghanistan
531,041 number
in 2020
Mozambique
475,832 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
24th
Mozambique rank
26th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 531,041 number against 475,832 number in Mozambique, a difference of 55,209 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Mozambique ranks 26th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 185,887 number 154,404 number 31,483 number Afghanistan
1980s 192,350 number 190,585 number 1,765 number Afghanistan
1990s 265,979 number 230,696 number 35,282 number Afghanistan
2000s 404,181 number 324,717 number 79,464 number Afghanistan
2010s 510,969 number 424,784 number 86,185 number Afghanistan
2020s 531,041 number 475,832 number 55,209 number Afghanistan

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 Mozambique?
Afghanistan, at 531,041 number against 475,832 number in Mozambique as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
55,209 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Mozambique ranks 26th 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/