What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Ukraine?

137,450 number, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ukraine?

17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Ukraine: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan

1.98 million number

in 2018

Ukraine

1.85 million number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

31st

Ukraine rank

33rd

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Afghanistan
Ukraine

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.98 million number against 1.85 million number in Ukraine, a difference of 137,450 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ukraine ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	649,909 number	2.79 million number	2.14 million number	Ukraine
2010s	1.66 million number	1.91 million number	248,658 number	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Ukraine?: Afghanistan, at 1.98 million number against 1.85 million number in Ukraine as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Ukraine?: 137,450 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ukraine?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Ukraine rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Afghanistan ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.