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
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
February 2026 Data Release