Afghanistan vs ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Afghanistan
430,980
in 2020
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
31.11 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
58th
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank
57th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
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How they compare

ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) currently reports 31.11 million against 430,980 in Afghanistan, a difference of 30.68 million.

That makes ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)'s figure about 72.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 58th and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 57th of 200 countries.

ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) Difference Ahead
1970s 13,611 3.91 million 3.89 million ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
1980s 19,822 6.59 million 6.57 million ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
1990s 24,333 7.66 million 7.63 million ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
2000s 49,681 16.91 million 16.86 million ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
2010s 243,663 25.70 million 25.45 million ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
2020s 430,980 29.41 million 28.98 million ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Afghanistan or ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), at 31.11 million against 430,980 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Afghanistan and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
30.68 million, with ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 58th and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 57th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 18,321 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release