Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0828 units per person in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.0828 units per person
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
52nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0828 units per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0095 units per person
in 1970
Years of data
39
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Afghanistan, 1970–2018

00.020.040.060.081970199420181970: 0.01 units per person1971: 0.011 units per person1972: 0.012 units per person1973: 0.013 units per person1974: 0.013 units per person1975: 0.014 units per person1976: 0.015 units per person1977: 0.016 units per person1978: 0.016 units per person1980: 0.021 units per person1981: 0.027 units per person1982: 0.016 units per person1984: 0.018 units per person1985: 0.018 units per person1986: 0.016 units per person1988: 0.018 units per person1989: 0.017 units per person1990: 0.015 units per person1991: 0.023 units per person1993: 0.022 units per person1994: 0.031 units per person1995: 0.03 units per person2001: 0.018 units per person2002: 0.018 units per person2003: 0.018 units per person2004: 0.025 units per person2005: 0.026 units per person2007: 0.04 units per person2008: 0.053 units per person2009: 0.062 units per person2010: 0.072 units per person2011: 0.075 units per person2012: 0.078 units per person2013: 0.079 units per person2014: 0.079 units per person2015: 0.078 units per person2016: 0.078 units per person2017: 0.081 units per person2018: 0.083 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.0828 units per person. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0828 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 units per person, in 1970.

Afghanistan ranks 52nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Afghanistan, 1970 to 2018.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0095 units per person
1971 0.011 units per person +15.3%
1972 0.0124 units per person +12.8%
1973 0.0131 units per person +5.8%
1974 0.0134 units per person +2.4%
1975 0.0141 units per person +4.8%
1976 0.0151 units per person +7.2%
1977 0.0158 units per person +4.9%
1978 0.0165 units per person +4.2%
1980 0.0213 units per person +29.3%
1981 0.0267 units per person +25.0%
1982 0.0162 units per person -39.1%
1984 0.0177 units per person +9.2%
1985 0.0181 units per person +1.9%
1986 0.0164 units per person -9.0%
1988 0.0178 units per person +8.4%
1989 0.0171 units per person -4.3%
1990 0.0151 units per person -11.3%
1991 0.023 units per person +52.2%
1993 0.0222 units per person -3.5%
1994 0.0306 units per person +37.8%
1995 0.0301 units per person -1.9%
2001 0.0179 units per person -40.5%
2002 0.0185 units per person +3.5%
2003 0.0178 units per person -3.6%
2004 0.0251 units per person +40.9%
2005 0.0263 units per person +4.8%
2007 0.0397 units per person +50.8%
2008 0.0534 units per person +34.6%
2009 0.0617 units per person +15.4%
2010 0.0719 units per person +16.6%
2011 0.0747 units per person +3.9%
2012 0.0783 units per person +4.9%
2013 0.0793 units per person +1.3%
2014 0.0786 units per person -0.9%
2015 0.0776 units per person -1.3%
2016 0.0778 units per person +0.3%
2017 0.0806 units per person +3.6%
2018 0.0828 units per person +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0134 units per person 0.0095 units per person 0.0165 units per person 9
1980s 0.0189 units per person 0.0162 units per person 0.0267 units per person 8
1990s 0.0242 units per person 0.0151 units per person 0.0306 units per person 5
2000s 0.0325 units per person 0.0178 units per person 0.0617 units per person 8
2010s 0.0779 units per person 0.0719 units per person 0.0828 units per person 9

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 49 New Caledonia 0.0845 units per person compare
  2. 50 Mexico 0.0833 units per person compare
  3. 51 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0833 units per person compare
  4. 53 Iceland 0.0827 units per person compare
  5. 54 Benin 0.0825 units per person compare
  6. 55 Paraguay 0.0823 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Afghanistan?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0828 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0828 units per person in 2018.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 units per person in 1970.
How does Afghanistan rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 52nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.