Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 24.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan stood at 24.1%.
The figure is up 62.0% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan peaked at 25.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1975.
Afghanistan ranks 122nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.3% | — |
| 1979 | 7.4% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +149.0% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 18.5% | 25.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 14.9% | 24.1% | 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan was 24.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1975.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Afghanistan ranks 122nd out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release