Afghanistan vs High income: School age population, secondary education, female

Afghanistan
2.82 million number
in 2020
High income
42.40 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
25th
High income rank
24th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • High income
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019952020

How they compare

High income currently reports 42.40 million number against 2.82 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 39.58 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 15.0 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and High income ranks 24th of 205 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan High income Difference Ahead
1970s 781,457 number 50.68 million number 49.89 million number High income
1980s 789,022 number 49.90 million number 49.11 million number High income
1990s 1.09 million number 46.51 million number 45.41 million number High income
2000s 1.63 million number 45.82 million number 44.19 million number High income
2010s 2.41 million number 43.02 million number 40.61 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Afghanistan or High income?
High income, at 42.40 million number against 2.82 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Afghanistan and High income?
39.58 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and High income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and High income rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and High income ranks 24th of 205 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.