School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.3809 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.3809 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4406 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1556 GPI, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 185th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1721 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.1556 GPI | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.187 GPI | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1629 GPI | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.164 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1642 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2638 GPI | +60.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2354 GPI | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1847 GPI | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1597 GPI | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4406 GPI | +175.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2661 GPI | -39.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2661 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2286 GPI | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3333 GPI | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2668 GPI | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3398 GPI | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3809 GPI | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1877 GPI | 0.1556 GPI | 0.2638 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1597 GPI | 0.1597 GPI | 0.1597 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4406 GPI | 0.4406 GPI | 0.4406 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2536 GPI | 0.2286 GPI | 0.2661 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3133 GPI | 0.2668 GPI | 0.3398 GPI | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3809 GPI | 0.3809 GPI | 0.3809 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 182 Mali 0.4234 GPI compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 0.4024 GPI compare
- 184 Chad 0.3945 GPI compare
- 186 Haiti 0.3482 GPI compare
- 187 Central African Republic 0.348 GPI compare
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.3809 GPI in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4406 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1556 GPI in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.