Afghanistan vs GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Afghanistan
54.5%
in 2018
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
24.7%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
29th
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 54.5% against 24.7% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 29.8%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.2 times GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 29th and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 26th of 184 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 42.6% | 38.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 33.7% | 21.2% | 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, both sexes, Afghanistan or GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Afghanistan, at 54.5% against 24.7% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Afghanistan and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- 29.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 26th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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