Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) was 48.1% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of stood at 48.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of peaked at 48.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1981.
That places Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 158th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 6.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 23.4% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 40.2% | 48.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of was 48.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1981.
- How does Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 158th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release