Years of schooling in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Years of schooling was 2.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.51
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.99
in 2021
All-time low
0.872
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Afghanistan is 2.51, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Afghanistan peaked at 2.99 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.872, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 186th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 | 0.872 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.26 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 1.89 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 | 2.51 | 2.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 163,167 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.76 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Afghanistan?
- Years of schooling in Afghanistan was 2.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.872 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for years of schooling?
- Afghanistan ranks 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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