Afghanistan vs Nepal: Secondary education, pupils

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
Nepal
3.67 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
35th
Nepal rank
33rd

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 3.67 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 239,400.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Nepal ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 35th and Nepal ranks 33rd of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 191,981 279,385 87,403 Nepal
1980s 225,637 495,718 270,081 Nepal
1990s 361,410 870,707 509,297 Nepal
2000s 943,512 2.01 million 1.06 million Nepal
2010s 2.51 million 3.09 million 582,088 Nepal
2020s 3.43 million 3.70 million 266,250 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Afghanistan or Nepal?
Nepal, at 3.67 million against 3.43 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Afghanistan and Nepal?
239,400, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Afghanistan ranks 35th and Nepal ranks 33rd of 207 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.