Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 29.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Afghanistan, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 29.4% for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.6% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Afghanistan peaked at 29.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2014.
That places Afghanistan 99th out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.8% | — |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.4% | 18.8% | 27.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 22.7% | 29.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
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 29.4% 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 29.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th out of 99 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 up 56.9%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release