Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.486 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.486 LPIA
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
91st
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.5207 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.3932 LPIA
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2022
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Afghanistan, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Afghanistan stood at 0.486 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 91st of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.5004 LPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.3932 LPIA | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4938 LPIA | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5207 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.486 LPIA | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4468 LPIA | 0.3932 LPIA | 0.5004 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5002 LPIA | 0.486 LPIA | 0.5207 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Afghanistan?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Afghanistan was 0.486 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5207 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3932 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Afghanistan ranks 91st out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release