Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 34.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 34.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan peaked at 34.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2015.
Afghanistan ranks 93rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.2% | — |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.1% | 29.3% | 34.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 34.0% | 34.5% | 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 upper secondary education or in Afghanistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Afghanistan was 34.0% 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 34.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Afghanistan ranks 93rd out of 108 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 5.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release