Afghanistan vs American Samoa: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Afghanistan
16 years
in 2020
American Samoa
16 years
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
12th
American Samoa rank
12th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Afghanistan
  • American Samoa
051015197019952020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 16 years against 16 years in American Samoa, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 15 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and American Samoa ranks 12th of 209 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan American Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 16 years 16 years 0 years
1990s 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 American Samoa?
Afghanistan, at 16 years against 16 years in American Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Afghanistan and American Samoa?
0 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and American Samoa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and American Samoa rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and American Samoa ranks 12th of 209 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

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.