Primary education, pupils (% female) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 39.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Afghanistan is 39.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Afghanistan peaked at 40.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 202nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.1% | — |
| 1971 | 13.7% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 14.0% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 14.5% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 16.0% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 16.5% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 32.4% | +75.3% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 31.4% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 32.1% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 33.3% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 24.5% | -27.5% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -77.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 30.2% | — |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, pupils (% female) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -100.0% | 7.3% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | -77.1% | 32.0% | 7.3% |
| 1982 | +75.3% | 18.5% | 32.4% |
| 1993 | -27.5% | 33.8% | 24.5% |
| 1994 | +29.1% | 24.5% | 31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.9% | 13.7% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 18.1% | 33.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 7.3% | 34.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 0.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 39.0% | 40.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 15.63 (1993)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 31.23 (1993)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Afghanistan?
- Primary education, pupils in Afghanistan was 39.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Afghanistan ranks 202nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.