Afghanistan vs European Union: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
European Union
37.39 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
European Union rank
36th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • European Union
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How they compare

European Union currently reports 37.39 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 33.96 million.

That makes European Union's figure about 10.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and European Union ranks 36th of 206 countries.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan European Union Difference Ahead
1970s 186,010 36.72 million 36.54 million European Union
1980s 219,004 39.83 million 39.61 million European Union
1990s 352,350 41.39 million 41.04 million European Union
2000s 842,616 38.84 million 38.00 million European Union
2010s 2.57 million 36.24 million 33.67 million European Union
2020s 3.43 million 37.39 million 33.96 million European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or European Union?
European Union, at 37.39 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and European Union?
33.96 million, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and European Union?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and European Union rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and European Union ranks 36th 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.