Afghanistan vs Middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Afghanistan
55.9%
in 2018
Middle income
35.5%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
18th
Middle income rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 55.9% against 35.5% in Middle income, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Middle income's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 18th of 147 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7% | 45.1% | 36.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 37.2% | 19.1% | 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 income?
- Afghanistan, at 55.9% against 35.5% in Middle 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 income?
- 20.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle income?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.