Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 2.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.0%
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
143rd
of 158 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2009
All-time low
0.0%
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan, 2001–2018

02462001200920182001: 0 %2003: 1.6 %2004: 1.6 %2005: 4.7 %2007: 2.6 %2008: 2.7 %2009: 5.1 %2011: 2.4 %2012: 2.7 %2013: 3 %2014: 2.6 %2015: 2.7 %2016: 2.6 %2017: 2.3 %2018: 2 %

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 2.0%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan peaked at 5.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.

That places Afghanistan 143rd out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Afghanistan, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 0.0%
2003 1.6%
2004 1.6% -2.6%
2005 4.7% +197.2%
2007 2.6% -45.3%
2008 2.7% +3.7%
2009 5.1% +90.6%
2011 2.4% -52.5%
2012 2.7% +9.2%
2013 3.0% +14.6%
2014 2.6% -15.2%
2015 2.7% +6.4%
2016 2.6% -5.2%
2017 2.3% -11.5%
2018 2.0% -12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.6% 0.0% 5.1% 7
2010s 2.5% 2.0% 3.0% 8

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 140 Sudan 2.3% compare
  2. 141 Equatorial Guinea 2.2% compare
  3. 142 Laos 2.1% compare
  4. 144 Qatar 1.8% compare
  5. 145 Tanzania 1.6% compare
  6. 146 Saudi Arabia 1.5% compare

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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 2.0% in 2018, 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 5.1% in 2009.
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 143rd out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.