Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Afghanistan
115,568
in 2020
UNICEF: Africa
9.24 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
92nd
UNICEF: Africa rank
91st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 9.24 million against 115,568 in Afghanistan, a difference of 9.12 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 79.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd and UNICEF: Africa ranks 91st of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2,126 380,139 378,013 UNICEF: Africa
1980s 4,753 904,558 899,805 UNICEF: Africa
1990s 7,469 1.02 million 1.02 million UNICEF: Africa
2000s 9,381 3.94 million 3.93 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 58,682 6.35 million 6.29 million UNICEF: Africa
2020s 115,568 8.07 million 7.96 million UNICEF: Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Afghanistan or UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, at 9.24 million against 115,568 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
9.12 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Afghanistan ranks 92nd and UNICEF: Africa ranks 91st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. 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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 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.