Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.3001 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.3001
Change on year
down 55.8%
World rank
121st
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.6795
in 2021
All-time low
0.1059
in 1979
Years of data
5
1975–2022
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Afghanistan, 1975–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Afghanistan stood at 0.3001.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.8% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6795 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1059, in 1979.
That places Afghanistan 121st out of 121 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.18 | — |
| 1979 | 0.1059 | -41.1% |
| 2015 | 0.218 | +105.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6795 | +211.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3001 | -55.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1429 | 0.1059 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.218 | 0.218 | 0.218 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.4898 | 0.3001 | 0.6795 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Afghanistan?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Afghanistan was 0.3001 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6795 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1059 in 1979.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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