Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.49 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.49 modelled data
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.49 modelled data
in 2024
All-time low
1.37 modelled data
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Afghanistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.49 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Afghanistan peaked at 1.49 modelled data in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.37 modelled data, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 11th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.37 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.38 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.38 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.37 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.38 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.42 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.45 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.47 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.47 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.46 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.44 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.44 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.44 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.46 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.47 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.46 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.46 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.46 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.47 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.48 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.47 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.49 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.49 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.49 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.49 modelled data | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.49 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.02 modelled data, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.49 modelled data is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1 modelled data, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 modelled data | 1.37 modelled data | 1.47 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 modelled data | 1.44 modelled data | 1.47 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 modelled data | 1.47 modelled data | 1.49 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 8 Tajikistan 1.72 modelled data compare
- 9 Hong Kong, China 1.59 modelled data compare
- 10 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.58 modelled data compare
- 12 Canada 1.45 modelled data compare
- 13 Chile 1.4 modelled data compare
- 14 Pakistan 1.39 modelled data compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Afghanistan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Afghanistan was 1.49 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 modelled data in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 modelled data in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release