Afghanistan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Afghanistan
1.35 million number
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.43 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.43 million number against 1.35 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 76,290 number.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 205 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 368,663 number 1.61 million number 1.24 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 371,124 number 1.75 million number 1.38 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 512,639 number 1.38 million number 869,284 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 762,880 number 1.51 million number 747,182 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.14 million number 1.48 million number 339,133 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.35 million number 1.43 million number 76,290 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Afghanistan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.43 million number against 1.35 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
76,290 number, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th 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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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.