Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 10.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 10.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Afghanistan peaked at 10.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
That places Afghanistan 122nd 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 20-24 with secondary in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +60.7% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +200.0% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +83.0% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +149.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -39.7% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +226.5% |
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 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 119 Mauritania 12.7% compare
- 120 Côte d'Ivoire 12.3% compare
- 121 Cuba 10.4% compare
- 123 Rwanda 10.2% compare
- 124 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.6% compare
- 125 Liberia 9.6% compare
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 secondary in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Afghanistan was 10.3% 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 secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary 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 secondary?
- Afghanistan ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.8%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary