Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
44.41 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

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  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 44.41 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 40.98 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 206 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 186,010 43.55 million 43.37 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 219,004 42.09 million 41.87 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 352,350 42.69 million 42.33 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 842,616 44.02 million 43.18 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.57 million 39.32 million 36.74 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 3.43 million 44.16 million 40.73 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 44.41 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
40.98 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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
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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.