Afghanistan vs SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Afghanistan
54.5%
in 2018
SDG: Western Asia
23.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
29th
SDG: Western Asia rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- SDG: Western Asia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 54.5% against 23.9% in SDG: Western Asia, a difference of 30.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.3 times SDG: Western Asia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 29th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 27th of 184 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | SDG: Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 40.1% | 41.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 30.9% | 24.0% | 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 SDG: Western Asia?
- Afghanistan, at 54.5% against 23.9% in SDG: Western Asia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Afghanistan and SDG: Western Asia?
- 30.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and SDG: Western Asia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and SDG: Western Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 27th 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