Preprimary education, duration in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Preprimary education, duration was 1 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
197th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1 years
in 1997
All-time low
1 years
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Afghanistan, 1997–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Afghanistan peaked at 1 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1997.
Afghanistan ranks 197th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Preprimary education, duration in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 years | — |
| 1998 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 3 years, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2 years, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 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 preprimary education, duration in Afghanistan?
- Preprimary education, duration in Afghanistan was 1 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1997.
- How does Afghanistan rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Afghanistan ranks 197th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.