Progression to secondary school in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Progression to secondary school was 90.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Afghanistan, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 90.8% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Afghanistan peaked at 92.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1973.
That places Afghanistan 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 67.0% | 92.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 85.2% | 80.8% | 89.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 86.3% | 92.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 163,167 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 125.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 6.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 9.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Afghanistan?
- Progression to secondary school in Afghanistan was 90.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1973.
- How does Afghanistan rank for progression to secondary school?
- Afghanistan ranks 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).