How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.

Afghanistan vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Afghanistan

43.8%

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

24.7%

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

26th

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

28th

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

Afghanistan
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 43.8% against 24.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Afghanistan ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73.9%	33.0%	40.8%	Afghanistan
2010s	44.0%	26.5%	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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Afghanistan, at 43.8% against 24.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 19.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Afghanistan ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.