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

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 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M197019972024

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 40 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 177,123 43.61 million 43.44 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 225,637 42.09 million 41.87 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 361,410 42.75 million 42.39 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 899,861 43.50 million 42.61 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, 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 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)?
40 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?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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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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.