Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Afghanistan or IDA blend?

IDA blend, at 51.87 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Afghanistan and IDA blend?

48.44 million, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?

40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

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.

Afghanistan vs IDA blend: Secondary education, pupils

Afghanistan

3.43 million

in 2023

IDA blend

51.87 million

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

34th

IDA blend rank

31st

Secondary education, pupils over time

Afghanistan
IDA blend

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 51.87 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 48.44 million.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 15.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and IDA blend ranks 31st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1970s	177,123	6.89 million	6.72 million	IDA blend
1980s	225,637	11.31 million	11.08 million	IDA blend
1990s	361,410	14.99 million	14.63 million	IDA blend
2000s	899,861	24.48 million	23.58 million	IDA blend
2010s	2.57 million	35.54 million	32.97 million	IDA blend
2020s	3.43 million	49.67 million	46.24 million	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Afghanistan or IDA blend?: IDA blend, at 51.87 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 48.44 million, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Afghanistan ranks 34th and IDA blend ranks 31st 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: 20 August 2026

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