How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs South Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Afghanistan

1.48 million number

in 2018

South Asia

64.12 million number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

7th

South Asia rank

8th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Afghanistan
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 64.12 million number against 1.48 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 62.64 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 43.3 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 8th of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.40 million number	77.73 million number	76.33 million number	South Asia
2010s	1.39 million number	66.13 million number	64.75 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Afghanistan or South Asia?: South Asia, at 64.12 million number against 1.48 million number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Afghanistan and South Asia?: 62.64 million number, with South Asia 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Afghanistan ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 8th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.