Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.441 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan stood at 0.441 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.9% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan peaked at 0.441 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3023 LPIA, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 93rd out of 100 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.338 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.4407 LPIA | +30.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3944 LPIA | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4352 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3023 LPIA | -30.5% |
| 2022 | 0.441 LPIA | +45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.391 LPIA | 0.338 LPIA | 0.4407 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3928 LPIA | 0.3023 LPIA | 0.441 LPIA | 3 |
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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 0.441 LPIA 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 0.441 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3023 LPIA in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Afghanistan ranks 93rd out of 100 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 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release