Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan is 1.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan peaked at 5.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 154th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 2.2% | — |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +184.1% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -43.5% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +46.4% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -28.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
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 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 1.4% 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 5.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Afghanistan ranks 154th out of 168 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 down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release