School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.6717 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.6717 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7203 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 GPI, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 197th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1692 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.1645 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1683 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.176 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1747 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1831 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1891 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1983 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2047 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.23 GPI | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 0.237 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5029 GPI | +112.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4746 GPI | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4854 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5433 GPI | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5019 GPI | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5287 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5485 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5479 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3531 GPI | -35.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5058 GPI | +43.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5151 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0849 GPI | -83.5% |
| 2000 | 0 GPI | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 GPI | — |
| 2002 | 0.4569 GPI | — |
| 2003 | 0.5622 GPI | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4328 GPI | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5833 GPI | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6236 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6138 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6364 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6575 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6798 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7126 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7203 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7029 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6983 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6808 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6794 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6762 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6669 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6717 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1809 GPI | 0.1645 GPI | 0.2047 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.438 GPI | 0.23 GPI | 0.5433 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4259 GPI | 0.0849 GPI | 0.5485 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4567 GPI | 0 GPI | 0.6575 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6889 GPI | 0.6669 GPI | 0.7203 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.6717 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7203 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPI in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.