Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 32.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Afghanistan is 32.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Afghanistan peaked at 32.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1995.
That places Afghanistan 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.6% | — |
| 1965 | 16.7% | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 18.1% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 21.2% | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 22.9% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 28.6% | +24.9% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -49.9% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +133.1% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -56.0% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +171.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.7% | 18.1% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 22.9% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 11.8% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 12.1% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Afghanistan was 32.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1995.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Afghanistan ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)