Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Afghanistan
68.7%
in 2018
Least developed countries
58.3%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
8th
Least developed countries rank
7th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 68.7% against 58.3% in Least developed countries, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Least developed countries ranks 7th of 143 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.1% | 71.6% | 18.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 60.7% | 8.4% | 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, female, Afghanistan or Least developed countries?
- Afghanistan, at 68.7% against 58.3% in Least developed countries as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 10.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Least developed countries ranks 7th of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.