Afghanistan vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, secondary education, female

Afghanistan
2.93 million
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
100.35 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
30th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 100.35 million against 2.93 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 97.42 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 34.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 30th of 220 countries.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Difference Ahead
1970s 777,162 29.32 million 28.54 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 765,052 38.35 million 37.59 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 1.02 million 49.73 million 48.71 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 1.55 million 63.19 million 61.64 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 2.35 million 78.46 million 76.11 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 2.79 million 96.01 million 93.22 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Afghanistan or ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 100.35 million against 2.93 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
97.42 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 30th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release