Lower secondary completion rate, total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 62.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Afghanistan, 1973–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 62.1% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Afghanistan peaked at 62.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1977.
Afghanistan ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.8% | — |
| 1974 | 8.6% | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | +32.7% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +43.9% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | +24.7% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | -25.7% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +49.4% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +201.5% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 9.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 12.5% | 16.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 52.3% | 60.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.1% | 1 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Afghanistan?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Afghanistan was 62.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1977.
- How does Afghanistan rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.