Afghanistan vs Africa Western and Central: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
Africa Western and Central
35.36 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Africa Western and Central rank
37th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa Western and Central
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How they compare

Africa Western and Central currently reports 35.36 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 31.93 million.

That makes Africa Western and Central's figure about 10.3 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Africa Western and Central ranks 37th of 206 countries.

Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Africa Western and Central Difference Ahead
1970s 186,010 1.99 million 1.80 million Africa Western and Central
1980s 219,004 5.24 million 5.02 million Africa Western and Central
1990s 352,350 6.74 million 6.39 million Africa Western and Central
2000s 842,616 13.38 million 12.54 million Africa Western and Central
2010s 2.57 million 24.34 million 21.77 million Africa Western and Central
2020s 3.43 million 35.05 million 31.62 million Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Africa Western and Central?
Africa Western and Central, at 35.36 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
31.93 million, with Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Africa Western and Central ranks 37th 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.