Afghanistan vs UNICEF: South Asia: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
2.16 million
in 2023
UNICEF: South Asia
91.07 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
29th
UNICEF: South Asia rank
27th

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

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How they compare

UNICEF: South Asia currently reports 91.07 million against 2.16 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 88.91 million.

That makes UNICEF: South Asia's figure about 42.1 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 29th and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 27th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 161,378 30.97 million 30.81 million UNICEF: South Asia
1980s 161,274 34.25 million 34.09 million UNICEF: South Asia
1990s 268,364 51.36 million 51.09 million UNICEF: South Asia
2000s 651,976 62.80 million 62.15 million UNICEF: South Asia
2010s 1.68 million 83.20 million 81.52 million UNICEF: South Asia
2020s 2.16 million 92.36 million 90.20 million UNICEF: South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled, Afghanistan or UNICEF: South Asia?
UNICEF: South Asia, at 91.07 million against 2.16 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled between Afghanistan and UNICEF: South Asia?
88.91 million, with UNICEF: South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: South Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: South Asia rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
439 places, 19,446 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) with 767 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.