Afghanistan vs GPE: Region 3: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male
Afghanistan
315,412
in 2020
GPE: Region 3
16.34 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
50th
GPE: Region 3 rank
53rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time
- Afghanistan
- GPE: Region 3
How they compare
GPE: Region 3 currently reports 16.34 million against 315,412 in Afghanistan, a difference of 16.02 million.
That makes GPE: Region 3's figure about 51.8 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, GPE: Region 3 has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 50th and GPE: Region 3 ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
GPE: Region 3 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | GPE: Region 3 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,851 | 2.32 million | 2.31 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 1980s | 19,182 | 3.59 million | 3.57 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 1990s | 16,864 | 4.01 million | 3.99 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2000s | 40,300 | 8.05 million | 8.01 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2010s | 187,499 | 11.84 million | 11.65 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2020s | 315,412 | 14.00 million | 13.69 million | GPE: Region 3 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Afghanistan or GPE: Region 3?
- GPE: Region 3, at 16.34 million against 315,412 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Afghanistan and GPE: Region 3?
- 16.02 million, with GPE: Region 3 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: Region 3?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and GPE: Region 3 rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 50th and GPE: Region 3 ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release