Afghanistan vs MDG: Southern Asia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

Afghanistan
890,936
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia
31.71 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
20th
MDG: Southern Asia rank
18th

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • MDG: Southern Asia
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 31.71 million against 890,936 in Afghanistan, a difference of 30.81 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia's figure about 35.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 18th of 174 countries.

MDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan MDG: Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 445,080 30.88 million 30.44 million MDG: Southern Asia
2010s 671,204 30.49 million 29.82 million MDG: Southern Asia
2020s 852,030 31.31 million 30.46 million MDG: Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, Afghanistan or MDG: Southern Asia?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 31.71 million against 890,936 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Afghanistan and MDG: Southern Asia?
30.81 million, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and MDG: Southern Asia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and MDG: Southern Asia rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release