Afghanistan vs Italy: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
2.78 million number
in 2020
Italy
2.87 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Italy rank
21st

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.87 million number against 2.78 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 91,600 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 21st of 205 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 751,028 number 4.13 million number 3.38 million number Italy
1980s 763,233 number 4.56 million number 3.80 million number Italy
1990s 1.08 million number 3.68 million number 2.61 million number Italy
2000s 1.59 million number 2.91 million number 1.32 million number Italy
2010s 2.34 million number 2.84 million number 497,895 number Italy
2020s 2.78 million number 2.87 million number 91,600 number Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Italy?
Italy, at 2.87 million number against 2.78 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Italy?
91,600 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Italy?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Italy rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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