Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.3628 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.3628 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.8% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan peaked at 0.3628 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2375 LPIA, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 87th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2917 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.3341 LPIA | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3229 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3363 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2375 LPIA | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3628 LPIA | +52.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3162 LPIA | 0.2917 LPIA | 0.3341 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3122 LPIA | 0.2375 LPIA | 0.3628 LPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Afghanistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan was 0.3628 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3628 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2375 LPIA in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Afghanistan ranks 87th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 upper secondary 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