Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary was 0.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.7%
World rank
63rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1995
All-time low
0.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan, 1960–2010

00.20.40.60.811960198520101960: 0.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 0.62 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 0.64 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 0.66 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 0.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 0.74 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 0.82 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 0.88 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 0.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 0.68 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1960.

Afghanistan ranks 63rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Afghanistan, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 0.6%
1965 0.6% +3.3%
1970 0.6% +3.2%
1975 0.7% +3.1%
1980 0.7% +6.1%
1985 0.7% +5.7%
1990 0.8% +10.8%
1995 1.0% +22.0%
2000 0.9% -12.0%
2005 0.8% -9.1%
2010 0.7% -15.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1970s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 61 Ghana 0.7% compare
  2. 62 Sierra Leone 0.7% compare
  3. 64 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  4. 65 Latvia 0.6% compare
  5. 66 Kenya 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan was 0.7% 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 tertiary recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary?
Afghanistan ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)