Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 15.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 15.5% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.6% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Afghanistan peaked at 17.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2014.
That places Afghanistan 96th out of 101 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.2% | — |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +61.7% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +51.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.8% | 9.2% | 17.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 10.3% | 15.5% | 3 |
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 15.5% 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 17.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th out of 101 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 69.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release