Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 65.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
65.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 206 countries
All-time high
65.1%
in 2023
All-time low
49.2%
in 2011
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan stood at 65.0%.
The figure is up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan peaked at 65.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 17th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.4% | — |
| 2001 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 65.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 65.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.8%, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 52.7% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 49.2% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 57.0% | 65.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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, male in Afghanistan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan was 65.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release