Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female was 0.25 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Afghanistan stood at 0.25.
That represents a change of up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Afghanistan peaked at 0.27 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 141st of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1965 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 1980 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1985 | 0.08 | +60.0% |
| 1990 | 0.13 | +62.5% |
| 1995 | 0.17 | +30.8% |
| 2000 | 0.21 | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 0.27 | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.065 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 138 Papua New Guinea 0.4 compare
- 139 Senegal 0.39 compare
- 140 Burundi 0.28 compare
- 141 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.25 compare
- 143 Niger 0.15 compare
- 144 Mozambique 0.07 compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Afghanistan was 0.25 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 25.