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

Afghanistan
2.78 million number
in 2020
Nepal
2.50 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Nepal rank
26th

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

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

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.78 million number against 2.50 million number in Nepal, a difference of 281,920 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 26th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 669,107 number 834,310 number 165,203 number Nepal
1980s 756,247 number 1.09 million number 334,461 number Nepal
1990s 1.08 million number 1.26 million number 187,147 number Nepal
2000s 1.59 million number 2.28 million number 694,899 number Nepal
2010s 2.34 million number 2.65 million number 312,068 number Nepal
2020s 2.78 million number 2.50 million number 281,920 number Afghanistan

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 Nepal?
Afghanistan, at 2.78 million number against 2.50 million number in Nepal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Nepal?
281,920 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 26th 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.