Afghanistan vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Afghanistan
99.9%
in 2023
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
93.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
35th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
34th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 99.9% against 93.4% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 6.5%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 35th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 34th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Difference Ahead
2000s 98.2% 95.5% 2.7% Afghanistan
2010s 99.3% 94.8% 4.5% Afghanistan
2020s 99.9% 93.3% 6.6% 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Afghanistan, at 99.9% against 93.4% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
6.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Afghanistan ranks 35th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 34th of 188 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
409 places, 9,567 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release