Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 45.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Afghanistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 45.6% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Afghanistan peaked at 45.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2005.
That places Afghanistan 4th 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +27.4% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 45.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.1%, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 45.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 7.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +27.4% | 35.8% | 45.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 27.8% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 28.1% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 34.7% | 45.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 62.7% compare
- 2 South Sudan 55.0% compare
- 3 Central African Republic 46.4% compare
- 5 Sudan 41.7% compare
- 6 Eritrea 39.0% compare
- 7 Libya 38.4% 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Afghanistan?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Afghanistan was 45.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release