Afghanistan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.04 million
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
53.50 million
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 53.50 million against 3.04 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 50.46 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 204 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 177,381 14.07 million 13.89 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 216,310 30.61 million 30.39 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 352,350 38.93 million 38.58 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 818,798 51.43 million 50.61 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 2.55 million 53.87 million 51.32 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 53.50 million against 3.04 million in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
50.46 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.