Afghanistan vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Afghanistan
98.6%
in 2023
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
89.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
38th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
35th
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 98.6% against 89.4% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 35th 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 | 97.1% | 92.8% | 4.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 91.4% | 5.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 88.3% | 10.4% | 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 98.6% against 89.4% 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)?
- 9.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 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 38th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 35th 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, male (%). 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