School enrollment, secondary, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School enrollment, secondary, male was 62.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Afghanistan, 1974–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in Afghanistan is 62.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Afghanistan peaked at 62.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1974.
Afghanistan ranks 104th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 14.2% | — |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +45.1% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +84.0% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +55.1% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 57.3% | 62.9% | 6 |
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, secondary, male in Afghanistan?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Afghanistan was 62.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1974.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 104th out of 152 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. 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, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.