Afghanistan - Number of Pupils in Primary Education

Since 2014, Afghanistan Number of Pupils in Primary Education rose 1.5% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 22 comparing other countries in Number of Pupils in Primary Education with 6,700,320 Pupils. Afghanistan is overtaken by Russia, which was ranked number 21 at 6,911,543 Pupils and is followed by Japan at 6,430,552.97 Pupils. China, Indonesia and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Gambia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +6.4% per year, while Puerto Rico recorded the worst performance at -4.6% per year.

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Date Units (Pupils)
2019 6,700,320.00
2018 6,544,906.00
2017 6,350,404.00
2016 6,265,011.00
2015 6,199,329.00
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How does Afghanistan rank in Number of Pupils in Primary Education?

# 184 Countries Units (Pupils) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
India
120,064,160 2019 NA -2.7 % View data
2 #2
China
104,325,248 2019 +2.4 % +1.9 % View data
21 #21
Russia
6,911,543 2019 -0.2 % +3.8 % View data
22 #22
Afghanistan
6,700,320 2019 +2.4 % +1.5 % View data
23 #23
Japan
6,430,553 2019 -1.1 % -0.9 % View data
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