Afghanistan vs Australia: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Afghanistan
16 years
in 2025
Australia
16 years
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
10th
Australia rank
10th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Afghanistan
- Australia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Australia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Australia ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 years | 15 years | 1 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 16 years | 15 years | 1 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 16 years | 15.7 years | 0.3 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Afghanistan or Australia?
- Afghanistan, at 16 years against 16 years in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Afghanistan and Australia?
- 0 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Australia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Australia rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Australia ranks 10th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). 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