Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, upper secondary education, female

Afghanistan
1.41 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
66.98 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
25th
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
24th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 66.98 million against 1.41 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 65.58 million.

That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 47.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 24th of 220 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 582,129 55.53 million 54.95 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2000s 714,978 59.70 million 58.99 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2010s 1.12 million 65.87 million 64.75 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2020s 1.35 million 67.30 million 65.95 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 66.98 million against 1.41 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
65.58 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, upper secondary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 24th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release