Education in Afghanistan 116 indicators covering education for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary school starting age 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Population ages 0-14 42.6% 2025 down 8.0% 11th Population ages 15-64 55.0% 2025 up 7.1% 202nd School enrollment, primary 112.2% 2023 up 4.0% 31st Primary education, teachers 163,167 2023 up 24.6% 40th School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% 2023 up 10.1% 123rd School enrollment, primary, male 125.9% 2023 down 0.0% 8th Labor force, female 6.8% 2025 down 66.6% 186th Labor force, total 9.43 million 2025 up 10.0% 59th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.6717 GPI 2019 up 2.2% 197th School enrollment, secondary 59.6% 2023 up 8.6% 160th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 5.1 per 1,000 2024 up 2.0% 31st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.2 per 1,000 2024 up 13.5% 32nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 11.4 per 1,000 2024 down 14.3% 10th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 16.6 per 1,000 2024 down 10.3% 11th Secondary education, teachers 88,020 2023 up 6.1% 63rd School enrollment, secondary, female 45.2% 2023 up 16.6% 176th School enrollment, secondary, male 73.4% 2023 up 4.4% 146th School enrollment, tertiary 10.9% 2020 up 175.6% 155th School enrollment, primary, private 10.3% 2023 up 315.0% 111th School enrollment, preprimary 1.1% 2011 down 65.6% 197th School enrollment, tertiary, female 5.9% 2020 up 310.0% 168th School enrollment, tertiary, male 15.6% 2020 up 146.0% 139th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.571 GPI 2018 up 34.2% 194th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.3809 GPI 2020 up 66.6% 185th Secondary education, teachers, female 31,291 2023 up 14.3% 81st Primary completion rate, female 76.7% 2023 up 16.2% 150th Primary completion rate, male 103.3% 2023 up 3.3% 21st Government expenditure on education, total 4.3% 2017 up 24.8% 88th Secondary education, general pupils 3.04 million 2018 up 114.9% 30th Lower secondary completion rate, total 62.1% 2023 up 18.6% 138th School enrollment, preprimary, female 1.1% 2011 down 57.5% 193rd School enrollment, preprimary, male 1.0% 2011 down 71.5% 194th Government expenditure on education, total 15.7% 2017 down 8.3% 53rd Secondary education, general pupils 35.3% 2018 up 22.6% 202nd Lower secondary completion rate, female 52.1% 2023 up 37.0% 153rd Lower secondary completion rate, male 71.5% 2023 up 8.5% 126th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 7.51 million 2023 up 25.4% 22nd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 3.43 million 2023 up 35.1% 34th Secondary education, vocational pupils 21,902 2018 up 125.4% 108th Number of infant deaths, female 31,864 2024 down 16.7% 8th Number of infant deaths, male 39,111 2024 down 14.9% 9th Number of under-five deaths, female 34,962 2024 down 18.9% 13th Number of under-five deaths, male 42,806 2024 down 16.5% 13th Secondary education, vocational pupils 13.2% 2018 up 64.5% 182nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 110.8% 2018 up 20.0% 38th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 25.0% 2025 up 115.7% 11th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 12.5% 2025 up 49.2% 21st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 13.4% 2025 up 47.8% 21st Primary education, teachers 41.6% 2023 up 34.3% 184th Repeaters, primary, total 4.1% 2018 — 67th Persistence to grade 5, total 82.0% 1984 up 27.4% 112th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 6,265 2024 up 25.5% 20th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 4,512 2024 up 36.3% 20th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 10,959 2024 up 6.1% 12th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 14,240 2024 up 24.8% 12th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 90.4% 2018 up 22.2% 166th Page 1 of 2 Next →