Afghanistan vs Other small states: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Afghanistan
43.8%
in 2018
Other small states
31.2%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
26th
Other small states rank
24th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 43.8% against 31.2% in Other small states, a difference of 12.6%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Other small states's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 24th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Other small states Difference Ahead
2000s 73.9% 32.0% 41.9% Afghanistan
2010s 44.0% 31.6% 12.4% 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, male, Afghanistan or Other small states?
Afghanistan, at 43.8% against 31.2% in Other small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Afghanistan and Other small states?
12.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Other small states?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Other small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 24th 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

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.