Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Afghanistan, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Afghanistan stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.
Afghanistan ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 182 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8% compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8% compare
- 184 Macau, China 0.8% compare
- 186 Yemen 0.7% compare
- 187 Iraq 0.7%
- 188 Chad 0.7% 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Afghanistan?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Afghanistan was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Afghanistan ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release