Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
161.75 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
34th

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 161.75 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 158.32 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 47.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 34th of 219 countries.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Difference Ahead
1970s 177,123 69.34 million 69.16 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 225,637 87.65 million 87.43 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 361,410 93.29 million 92.92 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 899,861 146.37 million 145.47 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 2.57 million 144.95 million 142.37 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 3.43 million 158.98 million 155.55 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 161.75 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
158.32 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 34th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,778 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release