Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
1.27 million
in 2023
UNICEF: Africa
50.51 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
46th
UNICEF: Africa rank
49th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 50.51 million against 1.27 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 49.24 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 39.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 46th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 49th of 218 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 25,043 3.85 million 3.82 million UNICEF: Africa
1980s 61,385 8.20 million 8.14 million UNICEF: Africa
1990s 96,332 12.39 million 12.29 million UNICEF: Africa
2000s 207,593 22.38 million 22.17 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 888,688 34.45 million 33.56 million UNICEF: Africa
2020s 1.27 million 49.35 million 48.08 million UNICEF: Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, at 50.51 million against 1.27 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
49.24 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 46th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 49th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
439 places, 19,497 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 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.