Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary was 3.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Afghanistan is 3.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Afghanistan peaked at 3.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
That places Afghanistan 139th 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 population age 50-54 with secondary in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +300.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +75.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +175.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +68.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 136 Mauritania 7.2% compare
- 137 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.4% compare
- 138 Rwanda 4.8% compare
- 140 Burundi 3.3% compare
- 141 Maldives 3.2% compare
- 142 Mozambique 2.6% 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 population age 50-54 with secondary in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Afghanistan was 3.7% 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 50-54 with secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
- Afghanistan ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. 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 population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)