Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0021 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.0021 units per person.
The figure is down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0025 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 183rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per person | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 units per person | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 units per person | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 units per person | +93.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 units per person | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 1 |
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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0021 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 183rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.