Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 2.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Afghanistan is 2.0%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Afghanistan peaked at 11.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
That places Afghanistan 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +244.1% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +485.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -83.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 2.0% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 20-24 with primary in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Afghanistan was 2.0% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Afghanistan ranks 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary