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)
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
February 2026 Data Release