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 ← Previous Page 2 of 2