Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.2871 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.2871 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 33.1% on the previous year and up 137.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2871 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1208 LPIA, in 2014.
Afghanistan ranks 95th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1208 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.2199 LPIA | +82.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2162 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2157 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2871 LPIA | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1704 LPIA | 0.1208 LPIA | 0.2199 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2396 LPIA | 0.2157 LPIA | 0.2871 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 92 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4467 LPIA compare
- 93 Pakistan 0.4379 LPIA compare
- 94 Senegal 0.2986 LPIA compare
- 96 Ethiopia 0.2721 LPIA compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 0.2427 LPIA compare
- 98 Mozambique 0.2347 LPIA compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 0.2871 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 0.2871 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1208 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Afghanistan ranks 95th 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 137.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release