Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 10.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan stood at 10.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 132.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan peaked at 10.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1979.
That places Afghanistan 135th out of 136 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.6% | — |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -46.7% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +416.6% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +55.6% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +45.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +18.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 10.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.8%, 43% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 10.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 82.5%, 12% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.4% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 15.63 (1993)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 31.23 (1993)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
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 10.2% 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 10.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1979.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Afghanistan ranks 135th out of 136 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 132.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release