School enrollment, tertiary, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 5.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 5.9% for school enrollment, tertiary, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 310.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Afghanistan peaked at 5.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2% | — |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +34.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +64.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | +123.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -57.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +150.5% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +91.5% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +43.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 5.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Afghanistan?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Afghanistan was 5.9% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 310.0%. 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, tertiary, female (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.