Afghanistan vs MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Afghanistan
98.6%
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
89.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
38th
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
36th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Afghanistan
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 98.6% against 89.4% in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 82.5% | 14.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 87.0% | 9.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 89.5% | 9.1% | 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 MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Afghanistan, at 98.6% against 89.4% in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Afghanistan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- 9.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 36th 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