Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Afghanistan
55.9%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
34.1%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
21st

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080197419962019

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 55.9% against 34.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 21.8%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 147 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 81.7% 37.6% 44.1% Afghanistan
2010s 56.2% 35.2% 21.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 55.9% against 34.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
21.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.