Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary was 1.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan is 1.4%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan peaked at 1.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1960.
That places Afghanistan 54th 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 tertiary in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.3% | — |
| 1965 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 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 tertiary in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Afghanistan was 1.4% 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 tertiary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
- Afghanistan ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)