Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.04 million
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
32.80 million
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 32.80 million against 3.04 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 29.76 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 204 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 177,381 6.78 million 6.61 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 216,310 13.14 million 12.92 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 352,350 20.20 million 19.85 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 818,798 31.49 million 30.67 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 2.55 million 32.43 million 29.88 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 32.80 million against 3.04 million in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
29.76 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd 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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Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
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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.