Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Afghanistan
1.49 modelled data
in 2025
Pakistan
1.39 modelled data
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
11th
Pakistan rank
14th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.49 modelled data against 1.39 modelled data in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1 modelled data.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 modelled data | 1.36 modelled data | 0.0459 modelled data | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.46 modelled data | 1.34 modelled data | 0.1144 modelled data | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.49 modelled data | 1.41 modelled data | 0.0738 modelled data | Afghanistan |
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 Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 1.49 modelled data against 1.39 modelled data in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.1 modelled data, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 14th 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