Afghanistan vs SDG: Southern Asia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female
Afghanistan
890,936
in 2025
SDG: Southern Asia
31.71 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
20th
SDG: Southern Asia rank
18th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time
- Afghanistan
- SDG: Southern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Southern Asia currently reports 31.71 million against 890,936 in Afghanistan, a difference of 30.81 million.
That makes SDG: Southern Asia's figure about 35.6 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, SDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 18th of 174 countries.
SDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | SDG: Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 445,080 | 30.88 million | 30.44 million | SDG: Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 671,204 | 30.49 million | 29.82 million | SDG: Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 852,030 | 31.31 million | 30.46 million | SDG: 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 SDG: Southern Asia?
- SDG: 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 SDG: Southern Asia?
- 30.81 million, with SDG: Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and SDG: Southern Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and SDG: Southern Asia rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and SDG: 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
February 2026 Data Release