Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 18.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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
Afghanistan recorded 18.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Afghanistan peaked at 18.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 81st 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.5% | — |
| 1965 | 6.2% | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +25.3% |
| 1975 | 9.5% | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | +19.8% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.6% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 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+ with primary schooling. in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Afghanistan was 18.6% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)