Inequality in education in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Inequality in education was 0.4881 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4881
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4881
in 2022
All-time low
0.4482
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Afghanistan, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Afghanistan is 0.4881, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4881 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4482, in 2010.
That places Afghanistan 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4482 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4482 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4482 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4482 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4482 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4537 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4537 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4537 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4537 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4537 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4537 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4537 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4881 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4881 | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.4881 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4009, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.4881 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2211, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4509 | 0.4482 | 0.4537 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4709 | 0.4537 | 0.4881 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 15.63 (1993)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 31.23 (1993)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Afghanistan?
- Inequality in education in Afghanistan was 0.4881 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4881 in 2022.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4482 in 2010.
- How does Afghanistan rank for inequality in education?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).