Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0006 units per person for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in 2018.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0012 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1982.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd 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, vocational pupils, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per person | -21.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 units per person | -14.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per person | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 units per person | +51.1% |
| 1978 | 0.001 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per person | -23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 units per person | +29.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +214.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 units per person | +125.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0006 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1982.
- How does Afghanistan rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, 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, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.