Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 3.23 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan stood at 3.23. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan peaked at 3.23 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 135th 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 total schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.21 | — |
| 1965 | 0.29 | +38.1% |
| 1970 | 0.35 | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 0.62 | +77.1% |
| 1980 | 0.78 | +25.8% |
| 1985 | 1.16 | +48.7% |
| 1990 | 1.49 | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 1.86 | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 2.16 | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 3.23 | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.485 | 0.35 | 0.62 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.97 | 0.78 | 1.16 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.68 | 1.49 | 1.86 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.38 | 2.16 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.23 | 3.23 | 3.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 430,980 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Afghanistan was 3.23 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. 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 total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.