Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Afghanistan, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.5% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
Afghanistan ranks 167th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +39.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +49.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 430,980 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Afghanistan?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Afghanistan was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Afghanistan ranks 167th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release