Afghanistan vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Afghanistan
10.9%
in 2020
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
20.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
156th
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
154th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 20.0% against 10.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 1.8 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 156th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 154th of 194 countries.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 6.1% | 4.9% | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 7.2% | 5.2% | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 7.3% | 5.1% | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 11.9% | 9.7% | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 16.0% | 8.6% | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 18.0% | 7.2% | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 20.0% against 10.9% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 9.1%, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 156th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 154th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). 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