Afghanistan vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
169.99 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
32nd

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 169.99 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 166.56 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 49.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 219 countries.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 186,010 68.97 million 68.79 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1980s 219,004 91.69 million 91.48 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1990s 352,350 98.98 million 98.63 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 842,616 153.10 million 152.26 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 2.57 million 153.65 million 151.08 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 3.43 million 167.77 million 164.34 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Afghanistan or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 169.99 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Afghanistan and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
166.56 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
440 places, 20,511 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.