Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 82.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
82.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
82.1%
in 2022
All-time low
62.2%
in 2011
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Afghanistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 82.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Afghanistan peaked at 82.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2011.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd of 206 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.2% | — |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 62.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 82.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.1%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 82.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.1%, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 64.8% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 62.2% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 70.6% | 82.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Niger 85.8% compare
- 3 Madagascar 78.1% compare
- 4 Mali 77.0% compare
- 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.9% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Afghanistan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Afghanistan was 82.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release