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
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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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 8,902 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release