Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 15.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan stood at 15.6%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan peaked at 17.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2014.
Afghanistan ranks 96th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.5% | — |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +48.6% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.5% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.6% | 15.8% | 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 15.6% 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 17.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th out of 97 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 49.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release