Afghanistan vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Afghanistan
99.7%
in 2023
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
94.8%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
46th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
49th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Afghanistan
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 99.7% against 94.8% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 46th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 49th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.4% | 96.9% | 1.6% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 96.9% | 2.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 97.5% | 2.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 95.7% | 3.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 95.2% | 3.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 94.7% | 5.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Afghanistan or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Afghanistan, at 99.7% against 94.8% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Afghanistan and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- 4.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Afghanistan ranks 46th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 49th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release