Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 19.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan, 1975–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 19.8% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 64.1% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan peaked at 19.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1975.
Afghanistan ranks 121st of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.6% | — |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +259.6% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +64.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.0% | 19.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 12.1% | 19.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0771 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.104 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.67 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan was 19.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1975.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st out of 140 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.