Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 0.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
180th
of 180 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
7
2011–2018
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Afghanistan, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Afghanistan stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 180th out of 180 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 177 Iraq 0.7%
- 178 Chad 0.6% compare
- 179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6% 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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Afghanistan?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Afghanistan was 0.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in 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 secondary education in public?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 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