Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Afghanistan
115,568
in 2020
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
9.24 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
92nd
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
91st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 9.24 million against 115,568 in Afghanistan, a difference of 9.12 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 79.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 91st of 195 countries.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Difference Ahead
1970s 2,227 391,342 389,116 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 3,124 835,715 832,591 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 7,469 1.02 million 1.02 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 9,381 3.94 million 3.93 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 56,164 6.28 million 6.22 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 115,568 8.07 million 7.96 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Afghanistan or ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 9.24 million against 115,568 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
9.12 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Afghanistan ranks 92nd and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 91st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,247 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release