Afghanistan vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Afghanistan
0.3809 GPIA
in 2020
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.7941 GPIA
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
187th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
188th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Afghanistan
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.7941 GPIA against 0.3809 GPIA in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4132 GPIA.
That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 2.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 187th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th of 189 countries.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1877 GPIA | 0.5989 GPIA | 0.4111 GPIA | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1597 GPIA | 0.523 GPIA | 0.3633 GPIA | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.4406 GPIA | 0.5166 GPIA | 0.076 GPIA | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2536 GPIA | 0.6977 GPIA | 0.4441 GPIA | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3133 GPIA | 0.7288 GPIA | 0.4155 GPIA | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3809 GPIA | 0.7873 GPIA | 0.4064 GPIA | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Afghanistan or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 0.7941 GPIA against 0.3809 GPIA in Afghanistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Afghanistan and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 0.4132 GPIA, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Afghanistan ranks 187th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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