Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Afghanistan
1.0%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
1.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
156th
Saudi Arabia rank
154th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.4% against 1.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 156th and Saudi Arabia ranks 154th of 168 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.4% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Afghanistan ranks 156th and Saudi Arabia ranks 154th 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release