Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.231 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Afghanistan, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Afghanistan stood at 0.231 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 50.1% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2735 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1344 LPIA, in 2014.
Afghanistan ranks 66th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1344 LPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.2735 LPIA | +103.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2091 LPIA | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1539 LPIA | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 0.231 LPIA | +50.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.204 LPIA | 0.1344 LPIA | 0.2735 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.198 LPIA | 0.1539 LPIA | 0.231 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.23 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Afghanistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Afghanistan was 0.231 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2735 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1344 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, 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