Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Afghanistan
370,610 number
in 2018
Uzbekistan
361,968 number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
59th
Uzbekistan rank
61st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 370,610 number against 361,968 number in Uzbekistan, a difference of 8,642 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 59th and Uzbekistan ranks 61st of 193 countries.

Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1980s 22,306 number 285,500 number 263,194 number Uzbekistan
1990s 24,333 number 331,600 number 307,267 number Uzbekistan
2000s 49,681 number 345,798 number 296,117 number Uzbekistan
2010s 243,663 number 279,175 number 35,512 number Uzbekistan

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 Uzbekistan?
Afghanistan, at 370,610 number against 361,968 number in Uzbekistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan?
8,642 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uzbekistan?
8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Uzbekistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 59th and Uzbekistan ranks 61st of 193 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.