Afghanistan vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Afghanistan
1.0%
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
13.8%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
156th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
158th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
051015199720102024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 13.8% against 1.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 13.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 156th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 158th of 168 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 2.6% 14.2% 11.6% MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.5% 12.6% 10.0% MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.0% 13.8% 12.8% MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

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: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 13.8% against 1.0% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Afghanistan and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
12.8%, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Afghanistan ranks 156th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 158th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,250 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release