Afghanistan vs SDG: World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Afghanistan
67.8%
in 2018
SDG: World
30.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
18th
SDG: World rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Afghanistan
- SDG: World
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 67.8% against 30.3% in SDG: World, a difference of 37.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.2 times SDG: World's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and SDG: World ranks 21st of 179 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | SDG: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.9% | 37.3% | 52.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 32.6% | 35.6% | 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, female, Afghanistan or SDG: World?
- Afghanistan, at 67.8% against 30.3% in SDG: World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Afghanistan and SDG: World?
- 37.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and SDG: World?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and SDG: World rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and SDG: World ranks 21st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). 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