Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Afghanistan
68.7%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
59.8%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 68.7% against 59.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 143 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.1% | 67.7% | 22.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 60.3% | 8.8% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 68.7% against 59.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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.