Afghanistan vs Spain: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
Spain
3.71 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Spain rank
31st

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.71 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 281,010.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 193,770 2.94 million 2.75 million Spain
1980s 219,004 4.34 million 4.12 million Spain
1990s 352,350 4.78 million 4.43 million Spain
2000s 842,616 3.09 million 2.25 million Spain
2010s 2.57 million 3.30 million 723,316 Spain
2020s 3.43 million 3.66 million 234,040 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Spain?
Spain, at 3.71 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Spain?
281,010, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Spain?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Spain rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st 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.