Afghanistan vs South Asia: Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2018
South Asia
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
2nd
South Asia rank
4th

Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.2 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Asia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 4th of 199 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP South Asia
2010s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or South Asia?
Afghanistan, at 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and South Asia?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 8,767 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.