Afghanistan vs Palau: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Afghanistan
1.35 modelled data
in 2025
Palau
1.44 modelled data
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
13th
Palau rank
10th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Afghanistan
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.44 modelled data against 1.35 modelled data in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.09 modelled data.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Palau ranks 10th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 modelled data | 1.44 modelled data | 0.1552 modelled data | Palau |
| 2010s | 1.33 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 0.1876 modelled data | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.34 modelled data | 1.4 modelled data | 0.0593 modelled data | Palau |
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 Palau?
- Palau, at 1.44 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 Palau?
- 0.09 modelled data, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Palau rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Palau ranks 10th 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