Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Secondary education, pupils

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 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 40 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 177,123 4.77 million 4.60 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 225,637 8.26 million 8.04 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 361,410 11.06 million 10.70 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 899,861 20.99 million 20.09 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, 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 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?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.