Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes
Afghanistan
4.42 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
177.12 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
27th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
How they compare
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 177.12 million against 4.42 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 172.71 million.
That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 40.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 27th of 221 countries.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.73 million | 128.26 million | 126.52 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2000s | 2.03 million | 143.18 million | 141.15 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2010s | 3.20 million | 163.54 million | 160.35 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
| 2020s | 4.16 million | 174.58 million | 170.42 million | ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 177.12 million against 4.42 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- 172.71 million, with ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 27th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (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