School completion, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School completion, annual growth rate was 1.93 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School completion, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.93 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 8.98 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.03 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Afghanistan ranks 13th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.13 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | 4.44 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year | 8.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 7.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 10 Burkina Faso 2.25 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 2.18 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Benin 1.93 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Haiti 1.92 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Angola 1.7 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Mali 1.4 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.23 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was 1.93 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.