Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Afghanistan
98.6%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
87.9%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
38th
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
40th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Afghanistan
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 98.6% against 87.9% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 40th of 188 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 89.2% | 7.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 89.4% | 7.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 86.7% | 12.0% | 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Afghanistan, at 98.6% against 87.9% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- 10.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 40th 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