Afghanistan vs Türkiye: School age population, one year before than official primary entry
Afghanistan
558,717 number
in 2020
Türkiye
703,094 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 703,094 number against 558,717 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 144,377 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 | 192,497 number | 541,791 number | 349,294 number | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 202,374 number | 642,369 number | 439,995 number | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 284,972 number | 658,184 number | 373,212 number | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 424,011 number | 666,079 number | 242,068 number | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 534,908 number | 673,524 number | 138,616 number | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 558,717 number | 703,094 number | 144,377 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 703,094 number against 558,717 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?
- 144,377 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male 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/