Afghanistan vs Sudan: School age population, secondary education, female

Afghanistan
2.82 million number
in 2020
Sudan
2.95 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
25th
Sudan rank
23rd

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 2.95 million number against 2.82 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 129,450 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sudan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 23rd of 205 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.29 million number 1.50 million number 210,380 number Sudan
2000s 1.63 million number 1.70 million number 74,885 number Sudan
2010s 2.41 million number 2.20 million number 210,448 number Afghanistan
2020s 2.82 million number 2.95 million number 129,450 number Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Afghanistan or Sudan?
Sudan, at 2.95 million number against 2.82 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Afghanistan and Sudan?
129,450 number, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 23rd 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.