Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 99.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.7%
World rank
46th
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1982
All-time low
92.6%
in 1970
Years of data
39
1970–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Afghanistan stood at 99.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Afghanistan peaked at 100.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 46th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.6% | — |
| 1971 | 94.8% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 96.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 96.1% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 94.5% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 94.1% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 95.8% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.4% | 92.6% | 96.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 95.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Afghanistan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Afghanistan was 99.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Afghanistan ranks 46th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release