Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female
Afghanistan
50.8%
in 2018
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
58.8%
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
170th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
169th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 58.8% against 50.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 170th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th of 186 countries.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 50.5% | 14.3% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 57.4% | 6.2% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 58.8% against 50.8% in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 8.0%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 170th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). 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