Afghanistan vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Afghanistan
315,412
in 2020
SDG: Europe and Northern America
23.37 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
50th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
48th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • SDG: Europe and Northern America
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197019972024

How they compare

SDG: Europe and Northern America currently reports 23.37 million against 315,412 in Afghanistan, a difference of 23.05 million.

That makes SDG: Europe and Northern America's figure about 74.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, SDG: Europe and Northern America has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 50th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 48th of 195 countries.

SDG: Europe and Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan SDG: Europe and Northern America Difference Ahead
1970s 11,851 15.87 million 15.86 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
1980s 19,182 15.66 million 15.64 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
1990s 16,864 16.54 million 16.52 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
2000s 40,300 22.62 million 22.58 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
2010s 187,499 23.31 million 23.12 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
2020s 315,412 22.50 million 22.18 million SDG: Europe and Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Afghanistan or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
SDG: Europe and Northern America, at 23.37 million against 315,412 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Afghanistan and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
23.05 million, with SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Afghanistan ranks 50th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 48th 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

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,221 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release