Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 99.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 99.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 35th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99.8% | — |
| 2004 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 94.0% | 99.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.67 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release