Inequality in education in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Inequality in education was 0.4881 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in education in Afghanistan, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 163,167 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.76 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Afghanistan?
- Inequality in education in Afghanistan was 0.4881 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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 UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.