Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern
46.07 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
32nd

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 46.07 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 42.64 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 13.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd of 206 countries.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 186,010 4.90 million 4.72 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 219,004 8.32 million 8.10 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 352,350 10.99 million 10.63 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 842,616 20.54 million 19.69 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 2.57 million 32.41 million 29.84 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 3.43 million 45.29 million 41.86 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 46.07 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
42.64 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 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.