Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Afghanistan
12.6%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
23.1%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
52nd
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank
53rd

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
0102030200520142023

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) currently reports 23.1% against 12.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)'s figure about 1.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 52nd and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 53rd of 184 countries.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) Difference Ahead
2000s 21.7% 25.7% 4.0% ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2010s 14.8% 22.8% 8.0% ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2020s 12.6% 23.1% 10.5% ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), at 23.1% against 12.6% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
10.5%, with ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Afghanistan ranks 52nd and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 53rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,556 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release