Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.76 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan is 0.76, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan peaked at 0.76 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1960.
That places Afghanistan 134th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+, total in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.05 | — |
| 1965 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1970 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.18 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.23 | +27.8% |
| 1985 | 0.35 | +52.2% |
| 1990 | 0.45 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.53 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.65 | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.76 | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.135 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.475 | 0.45 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.67 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan was 0.76 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+, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 134th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.