Afghanistan vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
Afghanistan
15.6%
in 2020
SDG: Small Island Developing States
22.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
139th
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
142nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- Afghanistan
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
How they compare
SDG: Small Island Developing States currently reports 22.4% against 15.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes SDG: Small Island Developing States's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, SDG: Small Island Developing States has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 139th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 142nd of 189 countries.
SDG: Small Island Developing States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | SDG: Small Island Developing States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 12.8% | 10.6% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 13.9% | 10.1% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 17.1% | 14.0% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 24.2% | 20.6% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 25.5% | 14.4% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 24.0% | 8.4% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Afghanistan or SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States, at 22.4% against 15.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Afghanistan and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 6.8%, with SDG: Small Island Developing States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 139th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 142nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). 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