Afghanistan vs ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Afghanistan
5.48 % change on previous year
in 2004
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
4.31 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
56th
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank
55th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
-2002040197119972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 5.48 % change on previous year against 4.31 % change on previous year in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), a difference of 1.17 % change on previous year.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 56th and ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 55th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) Difference Ahead
1970s 13.27 % change on previous year 8.07 % change on previous year 5.2 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1980s -21.51 % change on previous year 3.16 % change on previous year 24.66 % change on previous year ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
2000s 5.48 % change on previous year 7.38 % change on previous year 1.9 % change on previous year ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Afghanistan or ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
Afghanistan, at 5.48 % change on previous year against 4.31 % change on previous year in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) as of 2004.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Afghanistan and ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
1.17 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2004.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Afghanistan ranks 56th and ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 55th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. 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), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.