Afghanistan vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Afghanistan
1.33 million
in 2023
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
49.56 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
27th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
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How they compare

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 49.56 million against 1.33 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 48.23 million.

That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 37.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 27th of 199 countries.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Difference Ahead
2000s 494,152 40.44 million 39.95 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2010s 1.10 million 47.40 million 46.30 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2020s 1.33 million 49.28 million 47.94 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 49.56 million against 1.33 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
48.23 million, with ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,955 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release