Afghanistan vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Afghanistan
100.0%
in 2023
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
96.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
42nd
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
41st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Afghanistan
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 100.0% against 96.3% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 3.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 41st of 217 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 | 96.7% | 97.4% | 0.7% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 1980s | 99.5% | 98.1% | 1.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 98.5% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 96.7% | 2.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 96.5% | 3.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 96.2% | 3.8% | 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 100.0% against 96.3% 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)?
- 3.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- 35 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 42nd and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 41st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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