Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita was 2.51 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.51 years for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 2.99 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.872 years, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 186th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.872 years | — |
| 1991 | 0.9153 years | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9586 years | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 1 years | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.05 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.09 years | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.12 years | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.16 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.19 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.23 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.26 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.32 years | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.37 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.42 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.47 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.52 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.67 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.74 years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.82 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.89 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.94 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.98 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.03 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.08 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.12 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.27 years | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.41 years | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.56 years | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7 years | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.85 years | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.99 years | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 2.51 years | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 2.51 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 years | 0.872 years | 1.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 years | 1.26 years | 1.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 years | 1.89 years | 2.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 years | 2.51 years | 2.99 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 315,412 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan?
- Average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan was 2.51 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.872 years in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.