School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 1.1% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Afghanistan, 1970–2011
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Afghanistan is 1.1%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Afghanistan peaked at 5.1% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1971.
Afghanistan ranks 197th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +32.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +25.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +48.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +26.1% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +178.0% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | +36.2% |
| 1986 | 4.7% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -39.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -65.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +178.0% | 1.2% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
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 school enrollment, preprimary in Afghanistan?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Afghanistan was 1.1% in 2011, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1988.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1971.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Afghanistan ranks 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.