Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross graduation ratio, primary, female was 46.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Afghanistan, 2008–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Afghanistan stood at 46.2%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Afghanistan peaked at 46.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2011.
Afghanistan ranks 100th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42.5% | — |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.5% | 43.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 37.2% | 46.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 97 Benin 50.3% compare
- 98 Madagascar 48.2% compare
- 99 British Virgin Islands 47.8% compare
- 101 Mauritania 40.4% compare
- 102 Mozambique 40.3% compare
- 103 Senegal 40.0% compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 315,412 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Afghanistan?
- Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Afghanistan was 46.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio, primary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio, primary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross graduation ratio, primary, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 100th out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gross graduation ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. The rate based on completers is calculated by taking the total number of completers in the last grade of primary school divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.