Education in Afghanistan

116 indicators covering education for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 130.2% 2018 up 18.6% 21st
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 3.1% 2100 down 35.5% 18th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 3.27 million people 2100 down 34.8% 8th
Population by level of education 26.21 million people 2100 up 19.5% 29th
Repeaters, primary, female 3.8% 2018 60th
Repeaters, primary, male 4.3% 2018 65th
School enrollment, secondary, private 4.5% 2018 up 250.1% 143rd
Secondary education, teachers 35.5% 2023 up 7.6% 162nd
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Progression to secondary school 90.8% 2017 124th
Primary education, pupils 39.0% 2018 up 3.1% 202nd
Tertiary education, academic staff 13.7% 2020 down 11.9% 156th
School enrollment, secondary 50.1% 2018 up 88.8% 122nd
Preprimary education, duration 1 years 2025 unchanged 197th
Progression to secondary school, male 94.0% 2017 100th
School enrollment, secondary, female 36.7% 2018 up 154.8% 134th
School enrollment, secondary, male 62.9% 2018 up 65.6% 104th
Progression to secondary school, female 85.5% 2017 123rd
Expenditure on tertiary education 16.0% 2015 up 76.6% 107th
Literacy rate, youth female 44.2% 2022 up 37.6% 101st
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.5367 GPI 2022 up 3.2% 96th
Literacy rate, youth male 83.4% 2022 up 34.8% 80th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 48.79 2018 up 11.6% 10th
Literacy rate, youth total 62.7% 2022 up 33.3% 91st
Expenditure on secondary education 22.3% 2017 down 16.6% 125th
Expenditure on primary education 44.2% 2017 down 28.9% 35th
Secondary education, pupils 35.1% 2018 up 22.7% 201st
Literacy rate, adult total 37.3% 2021 up 18.5% 86th
Literacy rate, adult male 52.1% 2021 up 14.6% 84th
Current education expenditure, total 80.4% 2015 down 1.6% 112th
Current education expenditure, primary 88.6% 2017 up 7.2% 100th
Current education expenditure, secondary 89.4% 2017 up 8.1% 94th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 33.5 2018 up 6.1% 8th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 7.23 2003 174th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 68.1% 2015 down 13.8% 102nd
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 21.53 2018 down 24.4% 50th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 54.03 pupils per teacher 2023 down 7.9% 11th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 12.6% 2022 up 29.9% 129th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 5.7% 2022 up 88.6% 134th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 19.8% 2022 up 21.2% 121st
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 33.87 2018 up 7.9% 10th
Government expenditure per student, primary 10.3% 2017 down 14.2% 94th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 21.0% 2022 up 53.7% 134th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 32.4% 2022 up 1.8% 129th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 10.2% 2022 up 132.2% 134th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 32.84 2018 up 6.8% 5th
Government expenditure per student, secondary 11.3% 2017 down 14.7% 96th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 15.3% 2022 up 39.7% 127th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 24.1% 2022 up 29.8% 122nd
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 7.0% 2022 up 104.6% 129th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 2.5% 2021 up 120.3% 107th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 4.7% 2021 up 36.4% 105th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 6.0% 2021 up 5.1% 102nd
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 4.0% 2022 up 108.5% 99th
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 6.6% 2022 up 97.7% 94th
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 1.5% 2022 up 203.3% 105th