Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.7677 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan stood at 0.7677 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7677 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.5369 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.4047 GPIA | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5535 GPIA | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5862 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5773 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6009 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6259 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.646 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6809 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6893 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6762 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6757 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6628 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6621 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6586 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.651 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6571 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7677 GPIA | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4857 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 0.6259 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.666 GPIA | 0.646 GPIA | 0.6893 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7677 GPIA | 0.7677 GPIA | 0.7677 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan was 0.7677 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7677 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Afghanistan ranks 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release