Afghanistan vs GPE: Region 3: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps

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 (number), gaps over time

  • Afghanistan
  • GPE: Region 3
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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 29 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 11,421 2.29 million 2.28 million GPE: Region 3
1980s 18,313 3.76 million 3.74 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 195,191 12.02 million 11.82 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 (number), gaps, 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 (number), gaps 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?
29 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 (number), gaps?
Afghanistan ranks 50th and GPE: Region 3 ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (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, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 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.