School enrollment, tertiary, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School enrollment, tertiary, male was 15.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Afghanistan stood at 15.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 146.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Afghanistan peaked at 15.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.3% | — |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +26.0% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | +30.6% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +191.6% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +139.3% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 5.5% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 1 |
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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, tertiary, male in Afghanistan?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in Afghanistan was 15.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.0%. 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, male (% 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.