Afghanistan vs Hong Kong: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Afghanistan
1.49 modelled data
in 2025
Hong Kong
1.59 modelled data
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
11th
Hong Kong rank
9th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Afghanistan
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1.59 modelled data against 1.49 modelled data in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1 modelled data.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Hong Kong ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 modelled data | 1.43 modelled data | 0.0215 modelled data | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.46 modelled data | 1.76 modelled data | 0.3022 modelled data | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.49 modelled data | 1.66 modelled data | 0.1773 modelled data | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Afghanistan or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 1.59 modelled data against 1.49 modelled data in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Afghanistan and Hong Kong?
- 0.1 modelled data, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Hong Kong?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Hong Kong rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Hong Kong ranks 9th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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