Afghanistan vs South Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Afghanistan
68.7%
in 2018
South Asia
47.6%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
8th
South Asia rank
11th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • South Asia
020406080100199920092019

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 68.7% against 47.6% in South Asia, a difference of 21.1%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 11th of 143 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 90.1% 64.6% 25.5% Afghanistan
2010s 69.1% 49.9% 19.2% 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 South Asia?
Afghanistan, at 68.7% against 47.6% in South Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Afghanistan and South Asia?
21.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Afghanistan ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 11th 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.