Primary completion rate, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Primary completion rate, female was 76.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, female in Afghanistan, 1974–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Afghanistan is 76.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Afghanistan peaked at 76.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1974.
Afghanistan ranks 150th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.5% | — |
| 1977 | 5.5% | +24.1% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | +42.0% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | +47.0% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | +42.2% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +316.8% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 9.0% | 13.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 66.0% | 70.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 76.7% | 76.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 430,980 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Afghanistan?
- Primary completion rate, female in Afghanistan was 76.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1974.
- How does Afghanistan rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.