Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, Afghanistan or IDA blend?

IDA blend, at 35.10 million against 3.04 million in Afghanistan as of 2018.

What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between Afghanistan and IDA blend?

32.06 million, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?

39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs IDA blend: Secondary education, general pupils

Afghanistan

3.04 million

in 2018

IDA blend

35.10 million

in 2018

Afghanistan rank

30th

IDA blend rank

31st

Secondary education, general pupils over time

Afghanistan
IDA blend

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 35.10 million against 3.04 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 32.06 million.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 11.5 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and IDA blend ranks 31st of 204 countries.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1970s	169,010	5.93 million	5.76 million	IDA blend
1980s	222,269	10.52 million	10.30 million	IDA blend
1990s	361,410	14.42 million	14.06 million	IDA blend
2000s	816,722	21.96 million	21.15 million	IDA blend
2010s	2.55 million	31.94 million	29.40 million	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, Afghanistan or IDA blend?: IDA blend, at 35.10 million against 3.04 million in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 32.06 million, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for secondary education, general pupils?: Afghanistan ranks 30th and IDA blend ranks 31st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, general pupils
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.