Afghanistan vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Afghanistan
54.5%
in 2018
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
16.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
29th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 54.5% against 16.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 37.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.2 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 29th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th of 184 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 25.8% | 55.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 20.6% | 34.3% | 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Afghanistan, at 54.5% against 16.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 37.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th 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