Afghanistan vs Tajikistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Afghanistan
1.49 modelled data
in 2025
Tajikistan
1.72 modelled data
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
11th
Tajikistan rank
8th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Afghanistan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 1.72 modelled data against 1.49 modelled data in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.23 modelled data.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Tajikistan ranks 8th of 205 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 modelled data | 1.83 modelled data | 0.4208 modelled data | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 1.45 modelled data | 1.95 modelled data | 0.4953 modelled data | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 1.49 modelled data | 1.81 modelled data | 0.3242 modelled data | Tajikistan |
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 Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 1.72 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 Tajikistan?
- 0.23 modelled data, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Tajikistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Tajikistan ranks 8th 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