Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.3155 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan stood at 0.3155 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 29.3% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4461 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1066 GPIA, in 1979.
That places Afghanistan 133rd out of 133 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1471 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.1066 GPIA | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2151 GPIA | +101.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2607 GPIA | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4461 GPIA | +71.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3155 GPIA | -29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1269 GPIA | 0.1066 GPIA | 0.1471 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2379 GPIA | 0.2151 GPIA | 0.2607 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3808 GPIA | 0.3155 GPIA | 0.4461 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.23 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
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 0.3155 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 0.4461 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1066 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Afghanistan ranks 133rd out of 133 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 46.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release