Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Afghanistan
1.35 modelled data
in 2025
Pakistan
1.37 modelled data
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
13th
Pakistan rank
12th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 1.37 modelled data against 1.35 modelled data in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 12th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 modelled data | 1.3 modelled data | 0.0061 modelled data | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.33 modelled data | 1.28 modelled data | 0.0491 modelled data | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.34 modelled data | 1.32 modelled data | 0.0213 modelled data | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 1.37 modelled data against 1.35 modelled data in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.02 modelled data, with Pakistan 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 12th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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