Secondary education, teachers in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Secondary education, teachers was 35.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers in Afghanistan stood at 35.5%.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Afghanistan peaked at 52.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1974.
Afghanistan ranks 162nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.3% | — |
| 1971 | 13.2% | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 13.1% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 12.2% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 44.4% | +263.0% |
| 1993 | 52.4% | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 34.4% | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 34.4% | 52.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 33.0% | 35.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 159 American Samoa 38.7% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 38.1% compare
- 161 East Timor 37.1% compare
- 163 Angola 34.4% compare
- 164 Rwanda 34.3% compare
- 165 Tanzania 33.0% compare
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 secondary education, teachers in Afghanistan?
- Secondary education, teachers in Afghanistan was 35.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1974.
- How does Afghanistan rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Afghanistan ranks 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.