Afghanistan vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
Afghanistan
43.8%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
24.7%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
26th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- Afghanistan
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 43.8% against 24.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 142 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.9% | 32.9% | 41.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 26.4% | 17.5% | 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, male, Afghanistan or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Afghanistan, at 43.8% against 24.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 19.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 142 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.