Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 12.6% 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
In 2022, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan stood at 12.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.1% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan peaked at 12.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1975.
That places Afghanistan 129th out of 142 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.0% | — |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +223.3% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 12.6% | 3 |
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 upper secondary in Afghanistan?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Afghanistan was 12.6% 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 12.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1975.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Afghanistan ranks 129th out of 142 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 29.9%. 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+, total (%) (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.