Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Afghanistan
99.0%
in 2023
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
90.9%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
40th
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
37th

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 99.0% against 90.9% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 8.1%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 37th of 190 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) Difference Ahead
2000s 97.4% 88.4% 9.0% Afghanistan
2010s 97.5% 90.8% 6.7% Afghanistan
2020s 99.0% 91.2% 7.8% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
Afghanistan, at 99.0% against 90.9% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
8.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 37th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release