Afghanistan vs Low income: Secondary education, pupils

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
Low income
43.24 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Low income rank
34th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 43.24 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 39.81 million.

That makes Low income's figure about 12.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Low income ranks 34th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 177,123 5.46 million 5.28 million Low income
1980s 225,637 8.43 million 8.20 million Low income
1990s 361,410 9.42 million 9.06 million Low income
2000s 899,861 19.24 million 18.34 million Low income
2010s 2.57 million 30.69 million 28.12 million Low income
2020s 3.43 million 42.67 million 39.25 million Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Afghanistan or Low income?
Low income, at 43.24 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Afghanistan and Low income?
39.81 million, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Low income ranks 34th 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.