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 50.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Afghanistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Afghanistan stood at 50.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Afghanistan peaked at 50.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2009.
That places Afghanistan 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 31.2% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 32.5% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 37.8% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 4 Liberia 55.3% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 54.2% compare
- 6 Mali 52.2% compare
- 8 Madagascar 49.8% compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 49.8% compare
- 10 Chad 49.6% 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 50.6% 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 50.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th out of 206 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 48.8%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release