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