Afghanistan vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Afghanistan
1.35 modelled data
in 2025
Sweden
1.33 modelled data
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
13th
Sweden rank
14th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Afghanistan
- Sweden
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.35 modelled data against 1.33 modelled data in Sweden, a difference of 0.02 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 14th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 modelled data | 0.7531 modelled data | 0.5363 modelled data | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.33 modelled data | 1.4 modelled data | 0.0698 modelled data | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.34 modelled data | 1.43 modelled data | 0.0851 modelled data | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Afghanistan, at 1.35 modelled data against 1.33 modelled data in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Afghanistan and Sweden?
- 0.02 modelled data, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 14th 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