School enrollment, primary, private in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School enrollment, primary, private was 10.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 10.3% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 315.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Afghanistan peaked at 10.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 111th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 1.7% | — |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +48.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 7.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0771 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.104 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.67 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Afghanistan?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Afghanistan was 10.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Afghanistan ranks 111th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 315.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.