School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.571 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.571 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5713 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 GPI, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 194th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1568 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.1461 GPI | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1323 GPI | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1422 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1387 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.141 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1517 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1723 GPI | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1794 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2586 GPI | +44.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4457 GPI | +72.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4594 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4543 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4975 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4907 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5117 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3812 GPI | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2814 GPI | -26.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3753 GPI | +33.4% |
| 2001 | 0 GPI | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3508 GPI | — |
| 2004 | 0.2096 GPI | -40.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3264 GPI | +55.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3635 GPI | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.375 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4255 GPI | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4814 GPI | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4979 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5543 GPI | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5575 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5523 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5564 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5579 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5713 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5684 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.571 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1512 GPI | 0.1323 GPI | 0.1794 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4344 GPI | 0.2586 GPI | 0.4975 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.3874 GPI | 0.2814 GPI | 0.5117 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.3165 GPI | 0 GPI | 0.4814 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5541 GPI | 0.4979 GPI | 0.5713 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6395 GPI compare
- 192 Zambia 0.5978 GPI compare
- 193 Chad 0.5831 GPI compare
- 195 Guinea-Bissau 0.5379 GPI compare
- 196 Somalia 0.4608 GPI compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 315,412 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.571 GPI in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5713 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPI in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.