Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, secondary education, female

Afghanistan
2.93 million
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
100.35 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
UNICEF: Africa rank
30th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

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  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 100.35 million against 2.93 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 97.42 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 34.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 30th of 220 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 777,162 29.32 million 28.54 million UNICEF: Africa
1980s 765,052 38.35 million 37.59 million UNICEF: Africa
1990s 1.02 million 49.73 million 48.71 million UNICEF: Africa
2000s 1.55 million 63.19 million 61.64 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 2.35 million 78.46 million 76.11 million UNICEF: Africa
2020s 2.79 million 96.01 million 93.22 million UNICEF: Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, 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 UNICEF: Africa?
97.42 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and UNICEF: Africa 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