Primary education, teachers in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Primary education, teachers was 41.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Afghanistan is 41.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Afghanistan peaked at 58.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1999.
That places Afghanistan 184th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.6% | — |
| 1971 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 18.3% | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 18.3% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 56.0% | +226.8% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | -29.8% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -74.2% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +184.8% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 16.3% | 18.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 9.7% | 58.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 27.7% | 29.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 31.0% | 36.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Afghanistan?
- Primary education, teachers in Afghanistan was 41.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1999.
- How does Afghanistan rank for primary education, teachers?
- Afghanistan ranks 184th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.