Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.4215 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan stood at 0.4215 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4273 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3063 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Afghanistan 104th out of 104 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3063 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.3359 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4273 GPIA | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4231 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4215 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3211 GPIA | 0.3063 GPIA | 0.3359 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.424 GPIA | 0.4215 GPIA | 0.4273 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan was 0.4215 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4273 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3063 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Afghanistan ranks 104th out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release