Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 0.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Afghanistan stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Afghanistan peaked at 28.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Afghanistan 137th 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.0% | — |
| 1965 | 6.3% | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 7.5% | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | +33.2% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +244.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -92.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -97.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.0%, 0% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.7%, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 2.0% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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- 138 Barbados 0.0% compare
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- 138 Jamaica 0.0% compare
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Afghanistan was 0.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Afghanistan ranks 137th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)