Afghanistan vs Nepal: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Afghanistan
1.35 million number
in 2020
Nepal
1.24 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Nepal rank
25th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.35 million number against 1.24 million number in Nepal, a difference of 114,700 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 25th 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 328,028 number 405,772 number 77,744 number Nepal
1980s 367,434 number 532,119 number 164,686 number Nepal
1990s 512,639 number 618,524 number 105,885 number Nepal
2000s 762,880 number 1.14 million number 381,764 number Nepal
2010s 1.14 million number 1.32 million number 182,732 number Nepal
2020s 1.35 million number 1.24 million number 114,700 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Afghanistan or Nepal?
Afghanistan, at 1.35 million number against 1.24 million number in Nepal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Afghanistan and Nepal?
114,700 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, female?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 25th of 205 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)
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

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