Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 4.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Afghanistan, 1975–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Afghanistan is 4.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Afghanistan peaked at 6.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1975.
Afghanistan ranks 105th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.7% | — |
| 1979 | 3.0% | +78.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +52.5% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Afghanistan?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Afghanistan was 4.7% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1975.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.